Alan Suddick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2009 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Newcastle United | 144 | (41) |
| 1966–1976 | Blackpool | 310 | (65) |
| 1976–1977 | Stoke City | 9 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Bury | 34 | (2) |
| 1978–1979 | Barrow | 38 | (3) |
| 1979–19?? | Lancaster City | ||
| Total | 541 | (112) | |
| International career | |||
| 196? | England U23 | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Barrow | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Suddick (2 May 1944 – 15 March 2009) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-right for Blackpool, Bury, Newcastle United, Southport and Stoke City. A talented player, he was a dead ball specialist, with a unique ability to bend the ball, and was known in particular for his "banana" free-kicks; he would often crouch down before taking set pieces, so that the keeper could not see him, thus making his strikes more difficult to read.