Alan Marley
New Zealand footballer (1951–2025)
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Alan Dennis Marley (8 March 1951 – 16 December 2025) was an association football player who played as a forward. Born in England, he represented New Zealand.
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| Full name | Alan Dennis Marley | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dover, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 December 2025 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| New Brighton | |||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal Apprentice | |||||||||||||||||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||||||||||||||||
| Dover Athletic | |||||||||||||||||
| New Brighton | |||||||||||||||||
| Christchurch United | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Brisbane City | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| St George-Souths | |||||||||||||||||
| Dover Athletic | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | New Zealand | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Marley made his full All Whites debut in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[1] and ended his international playing career with 12 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit,[2][3] his final cap in a 2–0 loss to Iraq on 13 March 1973.[1] Marley only missed one A-international game between debut and his last selection and scored in three successive games in a four-day period in February 1973. Marley finished his playing days with the successful Brisbane Premier League side North Star FC. Before a falling-out with the North Star coach saw him sign for Mt.Gravatt Hawks, which was coached by Marley's former Qld State teammate Ian Steele for the remainder of the 1986 season.
Style of play
Marley was an inside forward.[4]
Death
On 16 December 2025, Marley died in Queensland, Australia following a lengthy illness. He was 74.[5][4]
Honours
New Zealand
