Alan Cousin
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Alan Cousin is a Scottish
former footballer, who played for Dundee
, Hibernian
and Falkirk
. Cousin played in attack for Dundee alongside Alan Gilzean
in a team considered by Bob Crampsey
to be the best produced in Scotland since the Second World War. Dundee won the Scottish League championship in 1962 and then reached the semi-final of the European Cup in the following season. Cousin played in every match of the championship-winning season.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former footballer, who played for Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
, Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
and Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
. Cousin played in attack for Dundee alongside Alan Gilzean
Alan Gilzean
Alan John Gilzean is a former professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s and played for Dundee in his native country and English club Tottenham Hotspur.-Dundee:...
in a team considered by Bob Crampsey
Bob Crampsey
Robert "Bob" Crampsey was a Scottish association football historian, author and broadcaster, described as a "much loved Scottish cultural institution" by The Times...
to be the best produced in Scotland since the Second World War. Dundee won the Scottish League championship in 1962 and then reached the semi-final of the European Cup in the following season. Cousin played in every match of the championship-winning season.