Alan Ainscow

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:"This article is about Alan Ainscow the footballer; for the politician, see here."

Alan Ainscow (born 15 July 1953 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.

Playing career

Ainscow began his career with Blackpool as an apprentice, making his debut when then Blackpool manager, Bob Stokoe picked him to play in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1971. Ainscow played in the Anglo-Italian Cup Final on 12 June 1971 against Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara stadium which Blackpool won 2-1.cite web
title = Anglo-Italian Cups
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2004-05-03
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/angloitalian.html
accessdate = 2008-01-19] when, still without a league appearance, he played an excellent game before being substituted before the end of normal time due to exhaustion.cite news
title = Bologna 1, Blackpool 2 - Anglo-Italian Cup Final, June 12, 1971 Italian job well done
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2006-09-20
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/matchday-memories/Bologna-1-Blackpool-2-.1777280.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ] cite book
last = Calley
first = Roy
title = Blackpool: A Complete Record, 1887-1992 (Complete Record)
publisher = Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
date = 1992-10-20
isbn = 187362607X ] Ainscow played again in the same competition the following year during which he scored one goal in Blackpools 10-0 demolition of Lanerossi Vicenza on 10 June 1971 at Bloomfield Road, as Blackpool again reached the Anglo-Italian cup final, this time losing out 3-1 to A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in front of a crowd of 75,000.cite news
title = Blackpool 10 Lanerossi Vicenza 0 Anglo-Italian Cup, June 10, 1972: Pool's Italian tenner
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2006-11-06
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/matchday-memories/Blackpool-10-LANEROSSI-VICENZA-0.1861801.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ]

His league debut came at the start of the 1971-72 season. He scored in a Football League Second Division match against Swindon.Fact|date=January 2008 It took a while for him to become a regular in the Blackpool first team. After the departure of Tommy Hutchison he became almost an ever-present in the line-up.Fact|date=January 2008

Ainscow could play on either flank, although he later found himself lying deeper. In the 1972-73 season, he was the club's joint top scorer with Alan Suddick. Also that same season he scored his only hat-trick when Blackpool beat local rivals, Preston North End 3-0 at Deepdale on 19 December 1972.cite journal
title = Alan Ainscow: Blackpool memory
journal = Blackpool F.C. official match day programme
volume = 2007-08
issue = Blackpool vs Ipswich Town
pages = 67
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
location = Blackpool
date = 2008-01-19]

In July 1978 after 193 appearances for Blackpool, he was transferred to Football League First Division club, Birmingham Citycite web
title = Alan Ainscow
publisher = sportingheroes.net
url = http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HerodID=8
accessdate = 2008-01-19] for £40,000.Fact|date=January 2008 He made his debut on 19 August 1978 in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Three years later, in August 1981, he joined Everton. After a brief loan spell at Barnsley, he moved to Hong Kong in 1983 to play for Eastern AA. He returned to England in 1984 to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers, before moving to Blackbun Rovers in 1986, where in 1987 he was part of the team that won the Full Members Cup 1-0 against Charlton Athletic at Wembley stadium.cite news
title = Seasiders record 5-0 win in tour opener
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2007-07-19
url = http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ThroughTheYears/0,,10303~78865,00.html
accessdate = 2007-12-31 ]

In 1989 he moved to Rochdale, and in 1990 he moved into Non-league football with Horwich RMI in 1990.

Coaching career

After a long spell out of the game, Ainscow was appointed as joint coach to the Under-17 team of Burscough in August 2005.cite news
title = Ainscow joins the team
publisher = Burscough F.C.
date = 2005
url = http://www.burscoughfc.co.uk/news.php?id=39
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ]

Honours

Club

Blackpool
*Anglo-Italian Cup winner: 1971

Blackburn Rovers
*Full Members Cup winner: 1987

References

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/alanainscow.htm Independent site profile]

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