Alan Woollett was a locally born defender who played for Leicester City during what many people believe to have been their golden era in the late sixties and early seventies. Steady and committed he was a member of the losing 1969 FA Cup Final

1969 FA Cup Final

The 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969...

 side and was eventually awarded a testimonial against Chelsea in 1977. In 2003 ex-Fox Steve Earle revealed that, unlike many players from that era, Woollett had never considered a move to the United States because he could not bear to be parted from his dog. When it eventually died manager Jimmy Bloomfield

Jimmy Bloomfield

James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield was an English football player and manager.Born in Notting Hill, North Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Hayes before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952...

 tried to get his team mates to show some respectful sympathy - a feat team mate Len Glover

Len Glover

Leonard "Lenny" Glover was a flamboyant left winger who played, amongst others, for Leicester City. Considered one of the greatest players to don a Leicester City shirt and once described as the "best uncapped winger in the world", the acerbic and quick witted Cockney is often referred to in...

was singularly unable to manage.