Alan Deakin

Q: When did Alan Deakin die?

Alan Deakin died on January 2, 2018 in Walsall.

Q: How old was Alan Deakin when they died?

Alan Deakin was 76 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Alan Deakin born?

Alan Deakin was born on November 27, 1941 in Balsall Heath.

Q: What was Alan Deakin's occupation?

Alan Deakin was an association football player.

Alan Roy Deakin (27 November 1941 – 2 January 2018) was an English footballer during the 1960s. He was the captain of Aston Villa and also played for Walsall. He is the younger brother of Mike Deakin who also played in the Football League, most notably for Crystal Palace.

Career

Deakin signed for the club as a 15-year-old. He became a regular in the side during the 1960–61 season and collected a League Cup winners' tankard at the start of the following season. He broke his ankle during the 1964–65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team.

Deakin left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 231 league appearances for the club and scored 9 goals. He went on to play 50 league games for Walsall before moving to Tamworth FC for a further 2 years of football then retiring in 1974.

On retirement from the game he became a welder. He lived in Aldridge in the West Midlands and played a number of times for the Aston Villa "Old Stars". He died on 2 January 2018.