Alan Oakes

Alan Oakes
Personal information
Full name Alan Arthur Oakes[1]
Date of birth (1942-09-07) 7 September 1942 (age 82)[1]
Place of birth Winsford, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1958–1959 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1976 Manchester City 564 (26)
1976–1982 Chester 211 (15)
1982 Northwich Victoria 0 (0)
1983–1984 Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 776 (41)
International career
The Football League XI
Managerial career
1976–1982 Chester
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Arthur Oakes (born 7 September 1942) is an English former footballer who holds Manchester City's all-time record for appearances. Oakes is a midfielder who, in total, played 776 in the Football League matches – the tenth most in history.[3] He is a cousin of former teammate Glyn Pardoe, an uncle of defender Chris Blackburn, and the father of former goalkeeper Michael Oakes.

He joined Manchester City as an amateur in 1958, turning professional and making his debut a year later. He picked up numerous honours at the club, including a European Cup Winners' Cup winners medal in 1970, a First Division and Second Division championship medal in 1967–68 and 1965–66 respectively, an FA Cup winners medal in 1969, two League Cup winners medals in 1970 and 1976, and FA Charity Shield winners medals in 1968 and 1972. He was appointed player-manager at Chester in 1976 and led the club to victory in the Debenhams Cup in 1977. He left the club in March 1982 and then played one FA Cup game for Northwich Victoria and one league game for Port Vale. He left the game after coaching spells at Port Vale and then Chester.

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  3. ^ "The players who have made most League appearances since 1888 are (as at 22 January 2006)". allfootballers.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2009.