Alan William Sealey (born

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, UK, 24 February 1942 – died February 1996) was an English

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. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

in 1960, before moving to

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, in a player exchange for Dave Dunmore, where he played from 1961 to 1967. Sealey celebrated getting married in May 1965 just one week before he would go on to score both goals in West Ham's 2–0 win against

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in the 1965 European

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final at

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. He had previously scored just three goals for the east London club that season. Sealey's top flight career virtually ended within a year of this. He was playing cricket with teammates during a rest in pre-season training, and broke his leg while falling over a wooden bench. He ended his league career playing for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park ...

in 1967, but continued playing with

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sides Bedford Town,

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and Ashford Town. His family maintained its close connection to West Ham United, with his nephew, Les, and grand-nephews signing for the team between 1994 and 2001. Sealey died suddenly at his home in

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in February 1996 from a

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, aged 53, just over five years before the same condition would claim the life of his nephew, Les at age 43. The older Sealey was survived by his wife Barbara and his son Anthony.

Honours

West Ham United *

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: 1963–64 *

European Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

: 1964–65

References

External links

Plymouth Argyle career details

at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sealey, Alan 1942 births 1996 deaths English footballers Association football wingers Leyton Orient F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players People from Hampton, London Footballers from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames English Football League players Bedford Town F.C. players Romford F.C. players Ashford United F.C. players