Alan Birchenall

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Alan Birchenall

Full name	Alan John Birchenall
Date of birth	August 22, 1945 (1945-08-22) (age 62)
Place of birth	East Ham, England
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1963-1967 1967-1970 1970-1971 1971-1977 1976 1977 1977-1978 1978? 1978-1979 1979 1979-1980 1980-1983	Sheffield United Chelsea Crystal Palace Leicester City → Notts County (loan) San Jose Earthquakes Notts County Memphis Rogues Blackburn Rovers Luton Town Hereford United Trowbridge Town	107 (31) 075 (20) 041 (11) 163 (12) 005 0(0) 017 0(3) 028 0(0) 024 0(2) 018 0(0) 010 0(0) 011 0(0) 0? (0?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alan Birchenall MBE (born 22 August 1945 in East Ham) is a retired English footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.

A talented and much travelled player. Alan was a skilful attacking midfielder who started his professional career with Sheffield United in 1963. He made his league debut a year later and won the first two of his four England under-23 caps while with the Blades.

He was among the first players to command a £100,000 price tag when he moved from Sheffield United to Chelsea in November 1967. After three years at Chelsea, he joined Crystal Palace in another £100,000 deal, and lead their scoring list in his first season at Selhurst Park.

Leicester City paid £80,000 for him in 1971, and he remained with them until signing for Notts County in 1977. He later played for NASL sides the San Jose Earthquakes and the Memphis Rogues.

He also spent brief spells with Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town, Hereford United and Trowbridge Town.

He is currently a pre-match and half-time host at Leicester City. In 2002 he was awarded an MBE for his charity work.