Alan Bloor
Alan Bloor (born 16 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He made 394 league appearances in the Football League for both Potteries teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Bloor | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1978 | Stoke City | 388 | (17) |
| 1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1978 | Port Vale | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 405 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979 | Port Vale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent eighteen years as a centre-half at Stoke City between 1960 and 1978, helping them to lift the League Cup in 1972, before spending a brief association with Port Vale as a player and manager between 1978 and 1979. He also briefly played for American club Cleveland Stokers in 1967. He is fifth in Stoke's all-time appearances list, and was nicknamed "Bluto" by the club's supporters.
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