Allan Sliman
Allan Melrose Sliman (27 February 1906 – 14 April 1945) was a Scottish professional football centre half who made over 370 Football League appearances for Chesterfield and Bristol City.[1] He had a spell as player-manager of non-league club Chelmsford City.[4]
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Full name | Allan Melrose Sliman[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 February 1906 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Busby, Scotland | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 April 1945 39)[2] | (aged|||||||||||||||
Place of death | Ely, England [3] | |||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Centre half | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
Arthurlie | ||||||||||||||||
1928–1932 | Bristol City | 136 | (1) | |||||||||||||
1932–1938 | Chesterfield | 241 | (9) | |||||||||||||
1938–1939 | Chelmsford City | |||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1938–1939 | Chelmsford City (player-manager) | |||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
A centre half, Sliman began his career with Scottish Second Division Arthurlie before Bristol City manager Alex Raisbeck paid a £280 fee to bring him to the Second Division club in September 1928.[5][6] After making 136 league appearances for Bristol City, Sliman joined Second Division club Chesterfield for a £1,738 fee on 4 March 1932.[4][7] He remained at Saltergate until October 1938 and was a part of the club's 1935–36 Third Division South title-winning team.[4] Sliman finished his career with a spell as player-manager at Southern League club Chelmsford City during the 1938–39 season.[4]
Personal life
Sliman's younger brother Richard was an amateur footballer.[4] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, he worked as a carpenter.[4] In 1943, during the Second World War, Sliman joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and became a flight engineer with No. 75 Squadron.[4] He was mortally wounded on his first bombing mission and died at hospital in Ely.[4] Sliman was buried in Chelmsford Cemetery.[2]
Honours
- Chesterfield
- Football League Third Division North (1): 1935–36[8]
- Derbyshire Senior Cup (2): 1932–33, 1936–37[9][10]
- Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup (2): 1935–36, 1936–37[8][10]
- Mansfield Charity Cup (1): 1936–37[10]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arthurlie | 1925–26[11] | Scottish Second Division | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
1926–27[11] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
1927–28[11] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
1928–29[11] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 70 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 73 | 1 | |||
Chesterfield | 1931–32[12] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
1932–33[9] | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
1933–34[13] | Third Division North | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
1934–35[14] | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
1935–36[8] | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
1936–37[10] | Second Division | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
1937–38[15] | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
Total | 241 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 273 | 12 | ||
Career total | 311 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 346 | 14 |
- Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
- Appearances in Third Division North Cup
- 4 appearances and 1 goal in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
- 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
- 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Mansfield Charity Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 266. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Allan Sliman". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- Edwards, Leigh; Wood, David (1997). The First 100 Years: The Official Story of Bristol City F.C. Bristol: Redcliffe Press for Bristol City Football Club. ISBN 1900178362. OCLC 49691901.
- Woods, David (1994). The Bristol Babe: The First 100 Years of Bristol City F.C. Harefield: Yore. ISBN 187442795X. OCLC 33010554.
- "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1935–36". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1932–33". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1936–37". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1931–32". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1933–34". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1934–35". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1937–38". Retrieved 15 March 2019.