Alan Oakes

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I was just thinking that a few players Kompany/Silva/Toure will have one seven major honours + 1 Charity Shield with us IF/when we win the league and that must be a record.

Alan Oakes has the record atm (I think) with 8 medals but that includes a Second tier Championship and 2 Charity Shileds.

What a carear he had for us btw. Am amazing servant.

Does he ever come to the games and get the VIP treatment like some of his teammates? Would be great if he was included in the trophy presentations IF (bugger it) WHEN we win the league.


Thanks to Wiki for stats below.

Alan Oakes h

Club Season Division League Cups[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City[8] 1959–60 First Division 18 0 1 0 19 0
1960–61 First Division 22 0 0 0 22 0
1961–62 First Division 25 1 0 0 25 1
1962–63 First Division 34 3 6 1 40 4
1963–64 Second Division 41 3 7 1 48 4
1964–65 Second Division 41 4 3 0 44 4
1965–66 Second Division 41 1 10 1 51 1
1966–67 First Division 39 2 8 0 47 0
1967–68 First Division 41 2 8 1 49 3
1968–69 First Division 39 0 13 0 52 0
1969–70 First Division 40 3 19 2 59 5
1970–71 First Division 30 1 10 0 24 0
1971–72 First Division 32 0 2 0 34 0
1972–73 First Division 14 1 3 0 17 1
1973–74 First Division 28 0 6 0 34 0
1974–75 First Division 40 2 6 0 46 2
1975–76 First Division 39 3 14 3 53 6
Total 564 26 116 9 680 35


with Manchester City
 
That 1972 Charity Shield winners medal counts for even less than normal since we'd finished 4th in the league and beat Villa who were 3rd Division champions that year!?

Great player though and one of the stalwarts of the team when I was a boy.
 
I used to live about 100 metres away from Alan on London Rd in Davenham. Every so often on the weekend I'd be walking up to the newsagents to grab a paper and I'd see him and walk up with him. It was a surreal experience at first because he's such a City legend. Anyway, what a lovely guy he is and the most quiet and unassuming man you could ever meet. He tends to shy away from the limelight and football in general tbh. Loves his golf I believe. See his oldest lad in the Oddies ( not the ex Wolves keeper one) occasionally and he's a good lad..BUT A RAG!!
 
Stretch said:
I used to live about 100 metres away from Alan on London Rd in Davenham. Every so often on the weekend I'd be walking up to the newsagents to grab a paper and I'd see him and walk up with him. It was a surreal experience at first because he's such a City legend. Anyway, what a lovely guy he is and the most quiet and unassuming man you could ever meet. He tends to shy away from the limelight and football in general tbh. Loves his golf I believe. See his oldest lad in the Oddies ( not the ex Wolves keeper one) occasionally and he's a good lad..BUT A RAG!!
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Alans brother,Ken,is my best mate.
Alan hates football nowadays and wouldn`t cross the street to watch a game.His words to me.
 
mancitymick said:
Why did Leeds and Derby decline to play ?
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I think the more successful clubs started to prefer organised pre-season tours. The following season we played Burnley at Maine Rd in the Charity Shield, we hadn't won anything and Burnley were 2nd tier champs. It was probably down to Swales's influence at the FA that we staged it. The FA then started to play it at Wembley from 1974 and suddenly the champions and Cup-winners were interested again.
 
oakiecokie said:
Alans brother,Ken,is my best mate.
Alan hates football nowadays and wouldn`t cross the street to watch a game.His words to me.
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Yes. I remember him not really being into it any longer. The first time I ever spoke to him I had my 1976 retro top on. But like you said, he's not that bothered about football any longer but loves golf. Think he goes in that Sandiway club on the 556
 
Stretch said:
Yes. I remember him not really being into it any longer. The first time I ever spoke to him I had my 1976 retro top on. But like you said, he's not that bothered about football any longer but loves golf. Think he goes in that Sandiway club on the 556
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Yes thats his club.
He`s been asked on numerous occasions by City to go along to a match,but he`s no longer in love with the game.
My name is the same and we`re from the same town.I started supporting City which was down to his cousin Glyn Pardoe,who used to take me to home games when I was 13 years of age.
 
oakiecokie said:
Yes thats his club.
He`s been asked on numerous occasions by City to go along to a match,but he`s no longer in love with the game.
My name is the same and we`re from the same town.I started supporting City which was down to his cousin Glyn Pardoe,who used to take me to home games when I was 13 years of age.
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WOW! ! Getting a lift from a City legend at 13.. Kudos. I had to contend with my dad's moaning in his Toyota Carina, or the 88 bus then the match bus from Aytoun street. Ha Ha
 
Stretch said:
WOW! ! Getting a lift from a City legend at 13.. Kudos. I had to contend with my dad's moaning in his Toyota Carina, or the 88 bus then the match bus from Aytoun street. Ha Ha
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When I reached the age of 14,three of us starting going via the train from Northwich to Oxford Road and then we`d walk through Moss Side to Maine Road.Happy days with Mums flask of Oxtail Soup being a life saver on those bloody cold winters games.
 
Stretch said:
I used to live about 100 metres away from Alan on London Rd in Davenham. Every so often on the weekend I'd be walking up to the newsagents to grab a paper and I'd see him and walk up with him. It was a surreal experience at first because he's such a City legend. Anyway, what a lovely guy he is and the most quiet and unassuming man you could ever meet. He tends to shy away from the limelight and football in general tbh. Loves his golf I believe. See his oldest lad in the Oddies ( not the ex Wolves keeper one) occasionally and he's a good lad..BUT A RAG!!
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Jonathan Oakes is not a rag
 
oakiecokie said:
Yes thats his club.
He`s been asked on numerous occasions by City to go along to a match,but he`s no longer in love with the game.
My name is the same and we`re from the same town.I started supporting City which was down to his cousin Glyn Pardoe,who used to take me to home games when I was 13 years of age.
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Similar for me I started watching City when I finished national Service, because of Alan and Glyn. I was pleased and excited going to watch City then, even more so now I must say. So thank you to both of them for getting me started.
 
oakiecokie said:
When I reached the age of 14,three of us starting going via the train from Northwich to Oxford Road and then we`d walk through Moss Side to Maine Road.Happy days with Mums flask of Oxtail Soup being a life saver on those bloody cold winters games.
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Was the Hovis theme tune in the background whilst you were writing that pal? ? :-D Great days though hey mucker.
 
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