Alan Cooling
Personal information
Date of birth 1949 (aged 74-75)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hampton ? (1)
1988–? Hampton Reserves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Cooling (born 1949) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

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Alan Cooling's goal for Hampton in the 1977–78 FA Cup 4th round qualifying against Barnet in November 1977 is thought to be the first goal scored by a goalkeeper in the FA Cup.[1]

At the age of 39, he came out of retirement to play for the Hampton reserves during the 1988–89 season.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Third Man". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ "AUGUST 2005 — KEEPER SCORES TWICE—IS IT A RECORD?! Sevenoaks Town 4-2 Chertsey Town" (PDF). hantssoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2024.