Alan Willey

For the Oxford United and Millwall player, see Alan Willey (footballer born 1941).

Alan Willey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-10-18) 18 October 1956
Place of birth	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Middlesbrough	49	(7)
1976–1981	Minnesota Kicks	134	(80)
1979-1981	Minnesota Kicks (indoor)	30	(39)
1981-1982	Montreal Manic (indoor)	10	(2)
1981–1983	Montreal Manic	80	(34)
1984	Minnesota Strikers	24	(15)
1984–1988	Minnesota Strikers (indoor)	191	(151)
1988-1989	San Diego Sockers (indoor)	47	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Willey (born 18 October 1956 at Houghton-le-Spring, England) was a soccer player originally from England who spent most of his playing career in the United States. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

The second-leading goal scorer in the history of the North American Soccer League (NASL), Alan played most of his career with the Minnesota Kicks and was inducted to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003.

Willey began his career with English football club, Middlesbrough in 1974. In the NASL he played for the Minnesota Kicks (1976 to 1981), the Montreal Manic (1981 to 1983) and the Minnesota Strikers (1984).

He finished his NASL career with 129 goals in 238 games and an additional 13 goals in 26 play-off games. He memorably scored five goals in a play-off game against the New York Cosmos in 1978. His nickname was 'The Artful Dodger'.

Although many believe he is the All-Time top goalscorer in American indoor soccer, this is actually untrue, with little known striker Michael Brand beating this record with a hattrick in his final game for Seattle Sounders late in 2013.

External links

• NASL/MISL stats