Alan Hudson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Hudson
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 21, 1951(1951-06-21)
Age	73
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Cancer

Alan Hudson Biography

Alan Hudson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on June 21, 1951 in London, London, United Kingdom. Alan Anthony Hudson (born 21 June 1951) is an English former footballer who played for Arsenal, Chelsea, Stoke City and the Seattle Sounders as well as the England national football team.

Stoke manager Tony Waddington saw Hudson as the final piece of the jigsaw that would turn Stoke City into genuine championship challengers in 1975. Hudson’s debut for Stoke against Liverpool on 19 January 1974 was described by former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Stan Cullis, commentating on radio, as the finest debut performance he had ever seen. Allowed a free rein by Waddington, Hudson combined brilliantly with Jimmy Greenhoff and their form sparked a run of only two defeats in 19 games at the end of the 1973–74 season. Manager Waddington described Stoke’s style of play at the time as ‘the working man’s ballet’, a title which Hudson used for his autobiography in 1997. Off the pitch Hudson was a regular drinker, often staying at nightclubs until the early hours of the morning and even opening his own club in Newcastle-under- Lyme. Hudson was enjoying the form of his career at Stoke and in his first two years at the Victoria Ground he missed only one game out of 162, and he helped Stoke set a club record 23 home games undefeated from December 1973 to December 1974. Stoke almost won their first league title in 1974–75 finishing four points off Derby County in top spot. Hudson then played 40 times in 1975–76. In January 1976 a strong storm caused considerable damage to Stoke’s Victoria Ground, and to pay for the expensive repair costs Stoke had to sell off their playing staff and, in December 1976, Hudson was sold to Arsenal for £200,000.

In the autumn of 1978, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Hudson returned briefly to Chelsea on a non-contract basis when John Neal signed him in August 1983. Hudson played for the Chelsea Reserves (in the Football Combination League) but partly due to illness and injury he never played in the first-team.

He helped Arsenal reach the 1978 FA Cup Final, which they lost 1–0 to Ipswich Town; but differences with the Arsenal manager Terry Neill meant that he moved to the Seattle Sounders of the NASL for £100,000. He was 27 years of age.

Hudson played in every match in Chelsea’s run to the FA Cup final in 1970, but missed the final itself due to another injury when they beat Leeds United 2–1 in a replay at Old Trafford, having drawn 2–2 at Wembley. He did, however, play a major role in Chelsea’s replayed European Cup Winners’ Cup final win against Real Madrid in Athens a year later. Chelsea lost 2–1 to Stoke City in the 1972 League Cup final at Wembley, before which he sang with the rest of the squad on the club’s 1972 record Blue Is the Colour, which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. The club’s debt burden caused by the building of a new East Stand at Chelsea resulted in the failure to replace key players, and a spiral of decline began. At the same time a falling-out with manager Dave Sexton resulted in both Hudson and Osgood being placed on the transfer list in January 1974. Within a month, Hudson had joined Stoke City for a then club record of £240,000.

Alan Hudson Net Worth

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

Born and brought up near the King’s Road, Hudson was rejected by the club he supported, Fulham, as a schoolboy before signing for Chelsea Juniors. Injury denied him the chance to become Chelsea’s youngest ever player aged 16 and he eventually made his senior debut nine months later on 1 February 1969 in a 5–0 loss against Southampton. Hudson found himself in a Chelsea side noted for its flair and skill, complete with equally flamboyant footballers such as Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke. It was during the 1969–70 season that he established himself as the team’s playmaker, in the midfield of a 4–2–4 formation alongside the more defensive John Hollins, creating goals for Osgood and Ian Hutchinson, and enabling Chelsea to finish 3rd in the First Division.

Hudson won nine caps for the England U23 team. He had initially made his debut against Scotland U23 at Roker Park on 4 March 1970, but the game was abandoned due to snow after 62 minutes. He therefore went on to make his first full debut for the under-23 team on 2 December 1970, in a 0–0 draw with Wales U23 at the Racecourse Ground.

Owing to a ban from international football after refusing to tour with the England under-23 side, Hudson didn’t make his England debut until 1975, when sparkling performances earned him two call-ups by then England manager Don Revie. He starred in the team that beat 1974 FIFA World Cup champions West Germany 2–0 at Wembley, and then in the 5–0 destruction of Cyprus. However, injuries and clashes with Revie meant that those two caps were the only ones he earned.

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Facts & Trivia

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Top Facts about Alan Hudson

1. Alan Anthony Hudson was born on 21 June 1951.
2. He played football for Arsenal, Chelsea, Stoke City and the Seattle Sounders, as well as the England national team.
3. He became established as the creative playmaker at Chelsea during the 1969–70 season.
4. Hudson sang on the club’s 1972 record “Blue Is the Colour” which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
5. He joined Stoke City in January 1974 for a then club record of £240,000.
6. He helped Stoke City reach 2nd place in the 1974–75 season.
7. He was sold from Stoke City to Arsenal for £200,000 in December 1976.
8. In 1978, he was sold from Arsenal to Seattle Sounders of the NASL for £100,000.
9. Hudson refused to join up when called up to the England team in 1978.
10. He won nine caps for the England U23 team.
11. In December 1997, Hudson suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a car.
12. Following his retirement, Hudson struggled with alcoholism and was declared bankrupt.
13. He wrote and self-published three books about his career and life.
14. He moved to Cyprus to work as a radio commentator in 2006.
15. In December 2012, Hudon said that he believed the car accident was a deliberate attempt on his life.

Where is Alan Hudson now?

He is settled now in an old council flat off the King’s Road , not far from the Hudson family prefab where he grew up.

How many England caps did Alan Hudson get?

Background. Hudson played for several top clubs in England; including Arsenal and two spells with both Chelsea and Stoke, but he has just two England caps to his name.

How old is Alan Hudson?

70 years (June 21, 1951)

Where was Alan Hudson born?

Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

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