Allan Melrose Sliman (27 February 1906 – 14 April 1945), sometimes known as Jack Sliman,[4] was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 370 Football League appearances for Chesterfield and Bristol City as a centre half.[1] He also had a spell as player-manager of non-League club Chelmsford City.[5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allan Melrose Sliman[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1906-02-27)27 February 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Busby, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 April 1945(1945-04-14) (aged 39)[2] | ||
Place of death | Ely, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1925–1928 | Arthurlie | 70 | (1) |
1928–1932 | Bristol City | 136 | (1) |
1932–1938 | Chesterfield | 241 | (9) |
1938–1940 | Chelmsford City | ||
Teams managed | |||
1938–1939 | Chelmsford City (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A centre half, Sliman began his career with Scottish League Second Division club Arthurlie, before Bristol City manager Alex Raisbeck paid a £280 fee to bring him to the Second Division club in September 1928.[6][7] After making 136 league appearances for Bristol City, Sliman joined Second Division club Chesterfield for a £1,738 fee on 4 March 1932.[8] He remained at Saltergate until October 1938 and was a part of the club's 1935–36 Third Division South title-winning team.[5] Sliman finished his career with Southern League club Chelmsford City during the 1938–39 season and aside from captaining the club, he held the role of player-manager between October 1938 and March 1939.[4]
Sliman's younger brother Richard was an amateur footballer.[5] Before and after his professional football career, he worked as a carpenter.[4] In 1943, during the Second World War, Sliman joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and became a flight engineer with No. 75 Squadron.[5] On 14 April 1945, Sliman took part in his first bombing mission, targeting a location southwest of Potsdam.[4] During the return trip to England, Sliman's bomber was attacked by Junkers Ju 88s and he was fatally wounded by cannon fire.[4] He died in hospital in Ely and was buried in Chelmsford Cemetery.[5][2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arthurlie | 1925–26[12] | Scottish Second Division | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
1926–27[12] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
1927–28[12] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
1928–29[12] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 70 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 73 | 1 | |||
Chesterfield | 1931–32[13] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
1932–33[10] | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
1933–34[14] | Third Division North | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
1934–35[15] | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
1935–36[9] | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
1936–37[11] | Second Division | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
1937–38[16] | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
Total | 241 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 273 | 12 | ||
Career total | 311 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 346 | 14 |
Chelmsford City F.C. – managers | |
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