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Alan Ure

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Allan Richard Ure (12 January 1892 – 1970)[1][2] was an English football manager. He managed Gillingham for the 1937–38 season, which saw the club finish bottom of the Football League Third Division South and fail to gain re-election. This was his only known managerial appointment,[3] and there is no record of his having played football at a professional level.

Career

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Ure was trainer at Blackpool and Leeds United before becoming trainer at Gillingham. After leaving Gillingham, he became the trainer at Millwall.[4][5] By 1956, he was trainer at Halifax Town.[6] He still held the post in January 1962 when he was reportedly the oldest club trainer in the Football League.[1]

Personal life

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Ure was the son-in-law of manager Bill Norman.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Birthday". Evening Sentinel. 6 January 1962. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007". Ancestry. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Alan Ure's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Players help their club". Medway News. 10 March 1939. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Millwall appoint Alan Ure as trainer". Weekly Examiner. 11 June 1938. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "With six clubs". Evening Standard. 11 February 1956. Retrieved 11 January 2024.