Alan Henry Boswell (born 8 August 1943 in Walsall) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Boswell started his career with home town club Walsall, before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1963. He made over 200 appearances for the Shrews in the Third Division, before joining top flight side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968.
His time at Wolves proved brief, lasting just one season, during which he conceded six in a match at home to Liverpool. He wa...
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Alan Henry Boswell (born 8 August 1943 in Walsall) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Boswell started his career with home town club Walsall, before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1963. He made over 200 appearances for the Shrews in the Third Division, before joining top flight side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968.
His time at Wolves proved brief, lasting just one season, during which he conceded six in a match at home to Liverpool. He was sold to Bolton Wanderers at the end of the campaign, where he remained for the next two seasons. His final year at Bolton saw the club slip down to the third tier.
He moved to Port Vale in July 1972 and kept a clean sheet on his debut in a draw at Rochdale on 12 August that year. He spent two seasons of regular football with the club, leaving some unpleasant memories for many Vale fans. In his fourth game, on 26 August 1972, he conceded seven goals at Rotherham United, he was sent off for fighting during a 1-0 win at Swansea Town on 14 April...
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