Alan Vest (born 5 September 1939) is an English-born New Zealand former football player and manager from Barnsley, England.

Vest had a notable playing career, scoring on his full international debut for the All Whites in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[3] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit,[4][5] his final cap being in a 0–0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973.

It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshire-man coaching NSL teams when they were at their peak in the 1970s.

After stints in New Zealand and in Perth as a director of coaching at the Football Federation of Western Australia.

Vest spent time in Asia with Sarawak and Geylang United before returning to Australia.