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]

Allan Sliman
Personal information
Full name Allan Melrose Sliman[1]
Date of birth (1906-02-27)27 February 1906
Place of birth Busby, Scotland
Date of death 14 April 1945(1945-04-14) (aged 39)[2]
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)

Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1943-45
RankFlight engineer
Battles/warsSecond World War
  • European air campaign  (DOW)
* 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

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
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
  1. Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in Third Division North Cup
  3. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  4. 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
  5. 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Mansfield Charity Cup

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Allan Sliman". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Woods, David (1994). The Bristol Babe: The First 100 Years of Bristol City F.C. Harefield: Yore. ISBN 187442795X. OCLC 33010554.
  7. "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  8. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1935–36". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1932–33". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  10. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1936–37". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  11. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  12. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1931–32". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1933–34". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1934–35". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1937–38". Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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