Alan Hinton
Hinton announcing a Seattle Sounders FC match in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 75 | (29) |
| 1964–1967 | Nottingham Forest | 112 | (24) |
| 1967–1975 | Derby County | 253 | (63) |
| 1976 | Borrowash Victoria | ||
| 1977 | Dallas Tornado | 24 | (4) |
| 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1964 | England | 3 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | England Under-23 | 7 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| 1980–1982 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 1985–1990 | Tacoma Stars | ||
| 1994 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Thomas Hinton (born 6 October 1942) is an English former footballer who played at the top level of English football from 1961 to 1975. He famously wore white football boots.
Hinton started his career in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1959, before making his senior debut on 7 January 1961 in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.
He came into the Wolves team during the 1961–62 season when he managed 16 appearances, scoring 5 times. The following season he was a first choice in the wide left position, from where he netted 19 times, making him their leading goalscorer. He also won a call-up to the England team during this season when he played against France on 3 October 1962 in a European Championship qualifier at Hillsborough.
His goalscoring ability soon attracted interest from other clubs and he signed for Nottingham Forest in January 1964. He appeared 112 times for Forest, scoring 24 times during 4 seasons at the City Ground. His time with Forest also saw him earn two further England caps, in a 2–2 draw with Belgium – in which he scored – and a 2–1 win over Wales, both in 1964.
He was then signed by Brian Clough for Derby County (local rivals of Forest) in September 1967 for £30,000. He spent eight seasons with the Rams, which coincided with the golden period in the club's history, winning promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions in 1968–69 and then winning the league championship in both 1971–72 and 1974–75. He departed in 1975 after 253 appearances and 63 goals for Derby. Whilst at Derby he was universally and affectionately known, amongst the fans by his nickname `Gladys` which stemmed from his aforementioned white boots and curly blonde perm, along with his elegant and non-aggressive playing style.
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