Q:Facts: - clubs: west ham united halifax town margate wellington town - caps: 15 124 - position: forward - years: 1958-1961 1961-1965 1965-1968 - death date: january 2014 - youthclubs: west ham united - birth date: 4 august 1935 - name: alan blackburn - birth place: pleasley , mansfield - goals: 3 35 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan blackburn .
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alan blackburn -lrb- 4 august 1935 -- january 2014 -rrb- was an english footballer .he played outside-left professionally for west ham united and halifax town between 1954 and 1961 , making a total of 139 football league appearances .blackburn died in january 2014 .