SLIMAN, Allan Melrose
Centre-half;5'11", 12-7.
b. 27.2.06, Busby, Renfrewshire.
d. on active service, 14.4.45.

Clubs:
Arthurlie: signed 8.28.
Bristol City: signed 9.28. 136 FL apps, 1 goal.
CHESTERFIELD: £1500, 3.32.241 FL apps, 9 goals.
FAC: 17-2;AMC: 7-1.
Chelmsford City: free, 5.38.

A fine, stylish, attacking pivot with a strong defensive game, Allan's fee was the highest paid by Chesterfield for a player at the time.Tall, imposing and with the presence to dominate opponents without recourse to the physical stuff, he was the foundation on which a side was built to win the Northern Section in '35-6 and establish a place as a Second Division team.

The brother of Richard (an amateur with Bristol City and the Spireites), he was consistently rated by opponents as the best in his position in Division Three (North) and continues to be regarded as one of the Saltergate greats by older supporters.He became Player/manager of Chelmsford in October 1938, and the club enjoyed a fine FA Cup run under his stewardship.

On the outbreak of war he resumed his former trade of carpenter before returning to Scotland in 1943 and joining the RAF.At the time of his death he was a Flight Engineer and a sergeant with the 75th. Squadron, RAF Volunteer Reserve.