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Alan Curbishley

Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager

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Born
November 8, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1957

About Alan Curbishley

Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion. He became manager of Charlton Athletic in 1991 and held the role until 2006, becoming the second-longest-serving manager of the club. He also managed West Ham United from 2006 to 2008, and had spells as both a technical director and coach at Fulham. Curbishley's first win with the club and first goal came in a 2–1 scoreline at home against Newcastle in October 1975, in which he had replaced an injured Trevor Brooking in the starting line-up.

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Alan Curbishley timeline

  1. Curbishley's first win with the club and first goal came in a 2–1 scoreline at home against Newcastle in October 1975, in which he had replaced an injured Trevor Brooking in the starting line-up.
  2. He became manager of Charlton Athletic in 1991 and held the role until 2006, becoming the second-longest-serving manager of the club.

The world when Alan Curbishley was born

Alan Curbishley was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alan Curbishley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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