While playing for his school, Foggon was spotted by Newcastle United who invited him to train twice a week with the club's youth side before signing as an apprentice in 1967 under manager Joe Harvey.[3] Having graduated from the junior and reserve sides at the club, he made his first-team debut just days before his 18th birthday, in a 0–0 draw at Arsenal. A schoolboy sprint champion,[1] Foggon's moment of glory came in the second leg of the 1969 Fairs Cup Final in Budapest when shortly after coming on as a substitute his shot was pushed onto the crossbar by the Ujpest 'keeper, but the United man followed up to lash the ball into the net and make it 3–2 on the night, 6–2 on aggregate.[4]
He moved on to Cardiff City in August 1971 after falling out of favour following the signing of Malcolm Macdonald.[3] However, after struggling to establish himself in the first-team and growing disillusioned with the standard of football in the reserve leagues at the club, he began to feel homesick and was unfit. The club received an offer for Foggon from Middlesbrough and Cardiff manager Jimmy Scoular gave him the option of accepting the offer which Foggon did. The fee for the transfer was £10,000 and the deal also saw Johnny Vincent move to Cardiff.[3] Foggon became a favourite of the Ayresome Park crowd and helped the Teessiders to promotion from Division Two in 1974.
He finished his career as one of only a few players who have played for all three of the North East's big three clubs.
Life after footballedit
Remaining on South Tyneside, Foggon worked in the security business and the pub trade, in Spennymoor and South Shields.
Referencesedit
^ abDavid Morton (23 February 2015). "Former Newcastle stars Alan Foggon, Wes Saunders and Brian Tinnion celebrate birthdays". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^"Just what the Doc ordered for Foggon". Northern Echo. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ abcShaun Keogh. "MSS interviews Alan Foggon". Middlesbrough Supporters South. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^"Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
alan, foggon, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliabl. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Alan Foggon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Alan Foggon born 23 February 1950 is an English former professional footballer His regular position was as a forward Alan FoggonPersonal informationDate of birth 1950 02 23 23 February 1950 age 73 Place of birthWest Pelton County Durham EnglandHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Position s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1967 1971Newcastle United61 14 1971 1973Cardiff City17 1 1972 1976Middlesbrough115 45 1976Hartford Bicentennials19 4 1976Rochester Lancers7 0 1976Manchester United3 0 1976 1977Sunderland8 0 1977 1978Southend United22 0 1977 1978 Hartlepool United loan 18 2 1978 1979Consett 1979 1980Whitley Bay Total270 66 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 3 Life after football 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editFoggon was born in West Pelton County Durham before moving to nearby Craghead where his father had taken up a job as a miner 1 2 Club career editWhile playing for his school Foggon was spotted by Newcastle United who invited him to train twice a week with the club s youth side before signing as an apprentice in 1967 under manager Joe Harvey 3 Having graduated from the junior and reserve sides at the club he made his first team debut just days before his 18th birthday in a 0 0 draw at Arsenal A schoolboy sprint champion 1 Foggon s moment of glory came in the second leg of the 1969 Fairs Cup Final in Budapest when shortly after coming on as a substitute his shot was pushed onto the crossbar by the Ujpest keeper but the United man followed up to lash the ball into the net and make it 3 2 on the night 6 2 on aggregate 4 He moved on to Cardiff City in August 1971 after falling out of favour following the signing of Malcolm Macdonald 3 However after struggling to establish himself in the first team and growing disillusioned with the standard of football in the reserve leagues at the club he began to feel homesick and was unfit The club received an offer for Foggon from Middlesbrough and Cardiff manager Jimmy Scoular gave him the option of accepting the offer which Foggon did The fee for the transfer was 10 000 and the deal also saw Johnny Vincent move to Cardiff 3 Foggon became a favourite of the Ayresome Park crowd and helped the Teessiders to promotion from Division Two in 1974 After brief stints with Rochester Lancers and Hartford Bicentennials in the United States Foggon moved to Manchester United in 1976 That proved to be something of a disaster though and after just three league outings at Old Trafford he switched to Sunderland 5 Later moves took him to Southend United Hartlepool United loan Consett and Whitley Bay He finished his career as one of only a few players who have played for all three of the North East s big three clubs Life after football editRemaining on South Tyneside Foggon worked in the security business and the pub trade in Spennymoor and South Shields References edit a b David Morton 23 February 2015 Former Newcastle stars Alan Foggon Wes Saunders and Brian Tinnion celebrate birthdays Chronicle Live Retrieved 21 February 2018 Just what the Doc ordered for Foggon Northern Echo 18 April 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2018 a b c Shaun Keogh MSS interviews Alan Foggon Middlesbrough Supporters South Retrieved 21 February 2018 Fifty years on Newcastle s 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered thenorthernecho co uk 11 June 2019 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Alan Foggon at RedstatExternal links editMUFCInfo com profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Foggon amp oldid 1172987557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
