Alan Kelley | |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1952 |
Birth Place: | Bootle, England |
Youthyears1: | –1970 |
Youthclubs1: | Southport |
Years1: | 1970–1972 |
Clubs1: | Southport |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1972–1976 |
Clubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
Caps2: | 107 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1977–1978 |
Clubs3: | Los Angeles Aztecs |
Caps3: | 18 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 1979 |
Clubs4: | San Diego Sockers |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1980 |
Clubs5: | California Surf |
Caps5: | 22 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1980 |
Clubs6: | California Surf (indoor) |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 1979–82 |
Clubs7: | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) |
Caps7: | 108 |
Goals7: | 20 |
Years8: | 1980 |
Clubs8: | California Sunshine |
Years9: | 1980 |
Clubs9: | Cleveland Cobras[1] |
Years10: | 1982–85 |
Clubs10: | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) |
Caps10: | 138 |
Goals10: | 29 |
Totalcaps: | 170 |
Totalgoals: | 4 |
Alan Kelley (born 24 December 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a fullback. Kelley, who was active in both England and the United States, made over 150 career appearances.
Born in Bootle, Kelley played in the Football League for Southport and Crewe Alexandra, and in the North American Soccer League for the Los Angeles Aztecs, the San Diego Sockers and the California Surf. He played for the California Sunshine and the Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League. Kelley also spent several years in the Major Indoor Soccer League playing for the Philadelphia Fever and the Los Angeles Lazers. In recent years, he has been a college assistant coach and a high school head coach in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County in southern California.