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Alan Meek
Appearances: 4 Goals: 1
Date / Year of birth: 11th December 1952
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1970/71
Season of last appearance: 1971/72
Also played for:
Local reserve team player who made two first team appearances during the 1970/71 season. Alan made his debut in a Kent Floodlight Cup tie against Bexley at Hartsdown on 18.1.71.
He continued to play for the reserves during the 1971/72 campaign and also played twice more for the first team. Alan's first appearance was in a Kent Floodlight Cup tie at Hastings on 13.10.71 and he also played as Margate lost 3-1 at Canterbury in another Floodlight Cup match on 21.3.72. He had the distinction of scoring Margate's consolation goal.
Alan continued playing for the reserves during the 1972/73 and 1973/74 seasons too and then dropped into local amateur football.
He later returned to Hartsdown to play for Margate Reserves during the 1980/81 season and finished as their top scorer.
Alan stayed at Hartsdown to play for Thanet United Reserves during the 1981/82 season and was their leading marksman once again, scoring over 25 goals.
He played the last football of his career during the 1990's when he turned out for Thanet League club Margate Athletic Old Boys whose squad of veterans also included a host of other former Margate / Thanet players.
In 2009 he was still living locally and played golf at the St.Augustine's club just outside Ramsgate.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1970/71 (MFC) |
2 (72) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
1R |
SF |
QF |
GR |
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1971/72 (MFC) |
2 (69) |
0 |
1 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (9TH OF 22) |
1R |
1R |
SF |
2R |
GR |