Alan Buckley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Buckley
Occupation	Soccer Coach
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1951(1951-04-20)
Age	73
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Alan Buckley Biography

Alan Buckley is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Coach who was born on April 20, 1951 in England, England, United Kingdom. Former soccer forward best known for managing stints with Walsall and Grimsby Town.

He was a former Birmingham City FC player, which is also true for Gil Merrick.

As a player, he was a forward from 1967 to 1987 for Nottingham Forest, Walsall, Birmingham City, Stourbridge and Tamworth. He moved into management and has been in charge of Walsall, Kettering Town, West Bromwich Albion, Lincoln City and Rochdale. He gained renown for his three stints as manager of Grimsby Town between 1988 and 2008, where his accolades have made him the club’s most successful manager. Buckley is one of only 14 managers to have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a league club, but the only one of the 14 never to have managed a team in the Premiership or its predecessor, the First Division.

Buckley began his career with Nottingham Forest, but was transferred to Walsall in 1973 having never managed to win a regular place in the first team. He became a prolific striker at Fellows Park, before he was transferred briefly to Birmingham City in October 1978. He returned to Walsall as their record signing (£175,000) in June 1979. He began his managerial career with ‘The Saddlers’, initially as player/manager and briefly as co-manager with Neil Martin. This was an era that became a hallmark for some of the most attractive football seen in Walsall and the side gradually established itself as promotion contenders.

He has two sons, Adam and Simon, who have both played soccer professionally.

Alan Buckley Net Worth

Alan Buckley is one of the richest Soccer Coach from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Buckley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played the majority of his 20-year career with Walsall FC and made over 300 appearances for the club.

He helped Grimsby Town reach a second-place finish for the Johnstones Paint Trophy in 2008.

Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a sports co-commentator for BBC Humberside.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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A few months after being sacked by Albion, Buckley returned to Grimsby in summer 1997 for his second spell as manager. Town had just been relegated to Division Two, but he took them back to Division One at the first time of asking with two Wembley visits in 1998. Buckley remained in charge for two full seasons after that, but was dismissed after just two games of 2000–01. A couple of brief, short-lived spells in Division Three followed – first with Lincoln City, arriving at Sincil Bank in January 2001. Buckley left the Imps in April 2002, with the club stating that financial reasons were behind his departure. He then took charge of Rochdale in June 2003, but left by mutual consent in December of the same year after failing to revive the club’s fortunes. On 9 November 2006 Buckley was appointed manager of Grimsby for a third time.

Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alan Buckley celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.

Since his departure from management with Grimsby in 2008, Buckley who continues to live in the area is often the co-commentator and guest pundit for BBC Radio Humberside’s coverage of Grimsby Town games. He has continued to work in this role alongside his current management duties of the club’s U17 side.