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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]

Allan Sliman

Personal information
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

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Honours

Chesterfield

• Football League Third Division North (1): 1935–36[9]
• Derbyshire Senior Cup (2): 1932–33, 1936–37[10][11]
• Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup (2): 1935–36, 1936–37[9][11]
• Mansfield Charity Cup (1): 1936–37[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		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

References

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