Alan Willey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Willey

English footballer (born 1956)

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1956

Place of Birth: Houghton-le-Spring, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alan Willey (born 18 October 1956 at Houghton-le-Spring, England) is an English former footballer 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'.