Terry Alcock

Terrence Alcock (born 9 December 1946) is an English former footballer. A defender, he played 330 league games in a 15-year career in the English Football League.[3]

Not to be confused with Terry Allcock.

Terry Alcock
Personal information
Full name Terrence Alcock[1]
Date of birth (1946-12-09) 9 December 1946[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Wellington Road School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1967 Port Vale 112 (0)
1967–1977 Blackpool 193 (21)
1971–1972 → Bury (loan) 6 (1)
1976–1977 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 3 (1)
1977 Port Vale 4 (0)
1977 → Portland Timbers (loan) 7 (2)
1978 Halifax Town 14 (2)
Lancaster City
Total 339+ (27+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Port Vale from 1963 to 1967, before spending nine years with Blackpool following a £30,000 transfer. He helped the "Seasiders" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1969–70, and also featured in the club's Anglo-Italian Cup success in 1971. He made 112 league appearances for Port Vale and 191 league appearances for Blackpool. After 1976 he had short spells back at Port Vale, and then Halifax Town and Lancaster City. He also had short loan spells with Bury, Blackburn Rovers and American side Portland Timbers.

Playing career

Port Vale

Alcock was born in Hanley, and attended Wellington Road School, where he played as a goalkeeper, before later converting into a versatile central defender.[4] Starting his career at Third Division club Port Vale in 1963, he played two games in 1963–64, before he turned professional in September 1964 under Freddie Steele.[1] He then featured 31 times in the 1964–65 season, as the "Valiants" were relegated into the Fourth Division.[1] He made 46 appearances in 1965–66, as new boss Jackie Mudie struggled to keep Vale off the foot of the table; they eventually finished 19th, four points ahead of bottom club Wrexham.[1] He played 45 games in 1966–67, picking up attention from higher profile clubs.[1]

Blackpool

Alcock left Vale Park in August 1967, when he was signed by Blackpool manager Stan Mortensen, whose side were then playing in the Second Division, for a fee of £30,000,[5] which was a Port Vale club record at the time.[1] His new team missed out on promotion to the First Division in 1967–68 after they finished one point behind champions Ipswich Town and level on points with Queens Park Rangers, who had a superior goal average. They dropped to eighth in 1968–69, before winning promotion as runners-up in 1969–70 under the stewardship of Les Shannon. However, new boss Bob Stokoe could not prevent the club dropping straight back out of the top-flight with a bottom-placed finish in 1970–71. Alcock was though a member of the Blackpool team that won the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup, beating Bologna 2–1 after extra time in the final at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on 12 June 1971.[6][7][8] In the 1971–72 season he spent a short time on loan at Fourth Division club Bury, playing six league games and scoring one goal. Alcock played in the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup, scoring in Blackpool's 10–0 victory over Lanerossi Vicenza on 10 June 1971 at Bloomfield Road, en route to Blackpool's appearance in the final. Alcock scored the "Seasiders"' goal as they lost out 3–1 to Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.[9] Blackpool finished seventh in the second tier in 1972–73, before posting a fifth-place finish in 1973–74 under Harry Potts; they ended the campaign just two places and two points behind promoted Carlisle United. They then finished seventh in 1974–75 and tenth in 1975–76. In December 1976, he joined league rivals Blackburn Rovers on loan, playing three league and two FA Cup games.[10] He played a total of 191 league games for the "Seasiders", scoring 21 goals.

Later career

He re-joined Port Vale in February 1977, who were now managed by former teammate Roy Sproson.[1] However he just played the one game in 1976–77.[1] He then spent a short period on loan with North American Soccer League club Portland Timbers, scoring two goals in seven appearances in 1977.[2] He returned to Burslem to replace an absent David Harris, and scored twice in three League Cup appearances in 1977–78.[1] He joined Fourth Division club Halifax Town in 1978, and then later that same year moved into non-League football with Lancaster City, of the Northern Premier League, with whom he finished his playing career.[5]

Post-retirement

After retiring from football, Alcock became the licensee of the Blackpool Supporters Club at Bloomfield Road, before taking on similar positions at pubs in Burscough, Warton and then Wrea Green.[5]

Statistics

Source:[11][2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1963–64 Third Division 20000020
1964–65 Third Division 2802010310
1965–66 Fourth Division 4104010460
1966–67 Fourth Division 4103010450
Total 112090301240
Blackpool 1967–68 Second Division 60000060
1968–69 Second Division 1510010161
1969–70 Second Division 900010100
1970–71 First Division 2100061271
1971–71 Second Division 2400061301
1972–73 Second Division 30310100413
1973–74 Second Division 411210204412
1974–75 Second Division 2341020264
1975–76 Second Division 2412130292
Total 193215131212924
Bury (loan) 1971–72 Fourth Division 61000061
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1976–77 Second Division 31200051
Port Vale 1976–77 Third Division 10000010
1977–78 Third Division 30003262
Total 40003272
Portland Timbers (loan)1977NASL72––––72
Halifax Town 1977–78 Fourth Division 1420000142
Career total 3392716137439232

Honours

Blackpool

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References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 5. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "NASL-Terry Alcock". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Stats". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. "Nostalgia Letter: It's time for football team reunion". The Sentinel. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  5. "Whatever happened to... Terry Alcock". Blackpool. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  6. "Anglo-Italian Cup 1971". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  7. "Bologna 1, Blackpool 2 – Anglo-Italian Cup Final, June 12, 1971 Italian job well done". Blackpool Gazette. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  8. Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
  9. "Blackpool 10 Lanerossi Vicenza 0 Anglo-Italian Cup, June 10, 1972: Pool's Italian tenner". Blackpool Gazette. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  10. Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers : the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon. p. 9. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. Terry Alcock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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