Alan Hodgkinson

Alan Hodgkinson MBE (16 August 1936 – 8 December 2015) was an English professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach. 

Football career
At just over , Hodgkinson was on the small side for a goalkeeper, but made up for the lack of height by his good positional play. He played for Sheffield United from 1954 to 1971 and for the England national football team from 1957 to 1960.

Death
Hodgkinson died on 8 December 2015 at the age of 79.

Sheffield United career
SeasonDivisionLeague AppsFA Cup AppsFL Cup AppsOther AppsTotal Apps 1954–55 One 11 0 0 0 11 1955–56 One 4 0 0 0 4 1956–57 Two 17 3 0 0 20 1957–58 Two 36 4 0 2 42 1958–59 Two 42 6 0 2 50 1959–60 Two 39 4 0 3 46 1960–61 Two 41 7 1 0 49 1961–62 One 40 6 7 0 53 1962–63 One 40 3 1 0 44 1963–64 One 35 3 1 0 39 1964–65 One 40 3 1 2 46 1965–66 One 41 2 1 1 45 1966–67 One 42 4 5 3 54 1967–68 One 41 3 1 0 45 1968–69 Two 42 1 1 3 47 1969–70 Two 41 2 3 2 48 1970–71 Two 24 1 2 4 31 Total 576 52 24 23 675

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