Alan Ure
English football manager (1892–1970)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Richard Ure | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1892 | ||
| Date of death | 1970 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1937–1938 | Gillingham | ||
Career
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
Ure was the son-in-law of manager Bill Norman.[citation needed]
