About Alan Oakes
Alan Arthur Oakes (born 7 September 1942) is an English former footballer who holds Manchester City's all-time record for appearances. Oakes is a midfielder who, in total, played 776 matches in the Football League – the tenth-most in history. He is a cousin of former teammate Glyn Pardoe, an uncle of defender Chris Blackburn, and the father of former goalkeeper Michael Oakes. He joined Manchester City as an amateur in 1958, turning professional and making his debut a year later. He picked up numerous honours at the club, including a European Cup Winners' Cup winner's medal in 1970, a First Division and Second Division championship medal in 1967–68 and 1965–66 respectively, an FA Cup winner's medal in 1969, two League Cup winner's medals in 1970 and 1976, and FA Charity Shield winner's medals in 1968 and 1972. He was appointed player-manager at Chester in 1976 and led the club to victory in the Debenhams Cup in 1977. He left the club in March 1982 and then played one FA Cup game for Northwich Victoria and one league game for Port Vale. He left the game after coaching spells at Port Vale and then Chester. New manager George Poyser failed to bring promotion in 1963–64 and 1964–65, though by then Oakes was a consistent first-team performer, making 41 league appearances in each campaign. His first-team debut came under the stewardship of Les McDowall on 14 November 1959, in a 1–1 draw with Chelsea.
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