What is Alan Hodgkinson?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Alan Hodgkinson | image = Alan Hodgkinson 01-10-2011 1.jpg | caption = Hodgkinson as [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] goalkeeping coach in 2011 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|8|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Laughton-en-le-Morthen|Laughton Common]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|8|1936|8|16|df=y}} | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] | youthyears2 = 1953–1954 | youthclubs2 = [[Sheffield United F.C. Academy|Sheffield United]] | years1 = 1954–1971 |clubs1 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] |caps1 = 576 |goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1957–1960 |nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]] |nationalcaps1 = 5 |nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Alan Hodgkinson''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (16 August 1936 &ndash; 8 December 2015) was an [[English people|English]] professional [[association football|football]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and goalkeeping coach. ==Football career== At just over {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}}, Hodgkinson was on the small side for a goalkeeper, but made up for the lack of height by his good positional play. He played for [[Sheffield United]] from 1954 to 1971 and for the [[England national football team]] from 1957 to 1960. ==Death== Hodgkinson died on 8 December 2015 at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheffield United: Bramall Lane legend passes away|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-utd/sheff-utd-news/sheffield-united-bramall-lane-legend-passes-away-1-7613712|publisher=The Star|access-date=8 December 2015|archive-date=9 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209231221/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-utd/sheff-utd-news/sheffield-united-bramall-lane-legend-passes-away-1-7613712|