Alan Steen

Alan Steen (1922 – 26 August 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger, active between 1939 and 1952.

For the American martial artist, see Allen Steen.

Alan Steen
Personal information
Date of birth 1922
Date of death 26 August 2012 (aged 90)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1946–1947 Luton Town 10 (0)
1949–1950 Aldershot 9 (0)
1950–1951 Rochdale 45 (8)
1951–1952 Carlisle United 19 (2)
Total 83+ (10+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Steen made his debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League as a 16 year old in March 1939, scoring a goal as Wolves beat Manchester United 3–0.[1] Following the outbreak of World War II, Steen made 19 appearances for Wolves in the Midland Regional League, before joining the RAF; he was shot down in October 1943 and spent the rest of the War at the Stalag IV-B Prisoner of War camp.[1] Upon the resumption of the League in 1946, Steen played for Luton Town, Aldershot, Rochdale and Carlisle United.[2][3][4][5]

gollark: Hold on, I can probably make a much nicer one.
gollark: It's kind of bad.
gollark: ```python#!/bin/env python3chars = [chr(n) for n in range(126)]firstchar = chars[0]lastchar = chars[len(chars) - 1]def increment_char(character): return chr(ord(character) + 1)def old_increment_string(string_to_increment): reversed_string = list(reversed(string_to_increment)) # Reverse the string for easier work. for rindex, char in enumerate(reversed_string): if char == lastchar: # If we can't increment this char further, try the next ones. reversed_string[rindex] = firstchar # Set the current char back to the first one. reversed_string[rindex + 1] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex + 1]) # Increment the next one along. else: # We only want to increment ONE char, unless we need to "carry". reversed_string[rindex] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex]) break return ''.join(list(reversed(reversed_string)))def increment_string(to_increment): reversed_string = list(to_increment) # Reverse the string for easier work. for rindex, char in enumerate(reversed_string): if char == lastchar: # If we can't increment this char further, try the next ones. reversed_string[rindex] = firstchar # Set the current char back to the first one. reversed_string[rindex + 1] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex + 1]) # Increment the next one along. else: # We only want to increment ONE char, unless we need to "carry". reversed_string[rindex] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex]) break return ''.join(list(reversed_string))def string_generator(): length = 0 while 1: length += 1 string = chars[0] * length while True: try: string = increment_string(string) except IndexError: # Incrementing has gone out of the char array, move onto next length break yield string```
gollark: Except it enumerates all possible ASCII strings instead.
gollark: I made that!

References
  1. Steve Gordos (26 August 2012). "Alan Steen Passes Away". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012.
  2. "LUTON TOWN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. "ALDERSHOT TOWN : 1946/47 - 1991/92 & 2008/09-2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. "ROCHDALE : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  5. "CARLISLE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2003/04 & 2005/06 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.


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