Alan Roy Deakin (27 November 1941 – 2 January 2018) was an English footballer during the 1960s.
He is the younger brother of Mike Deakin who also played in the Football League, most notably for Crystal Palace.
[1] Deakin left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 231 league appearances for the club and scored 9 goals.
He went on to play 50 league games for Walsall before moving to Tamworth FC for a further 2 years of football then retiring in 1974.
He lived in Aldridge in the West Midlands and played a number of times for the Aston Villa "Old Stars".