Former Coventry City goalkeeping coach Alan Hodgkinson has announced his retirement from football at the age of 76.
Hodgkinson worked with Gary McAllister and Eric Black at Coventry City and today, the former England international announced that he was ending his coaching career at Oxford United and retiring.
Hodgkinson who has been involved in football for sixty years and had coached at Rangers, Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Gillingham, Birmingham City, Scotland, Manchester United, Watford, Coventry City, Rushden & Diamonds and Oxford United, said to BBC Radio Oxford; "It's been a very long journey, but all journeys must come to an end.
"I'm a modern coach and I will still keep in touch with the game and the people of Oxford United because I've very proud of what we have achieved there.
"It's been a wonderful time, culminating in the trip to Wembley where we won in front of 33,000 supporters and it gave me great satisfaction.
"I worked at Man United and Rangers and in some big European finals but I can honestly say that play-off final at Wembley [in 2010] gave me as much pleasure and as much excitement as any other day in football.
"I'm often asked about longevity and longevity is enjoying what you're doing.
"I've worked with so many wonderful managers and players over 60 seasons as you can imagine. All in all it's been my life, it seems to have lasted five minutes but it's been 60 years.
"I had a short illness during the summer, I got through it but I feel now is the time to close the door to the journey.
"It was an easy decision but made with a heavy heart. I've always been used to football and loved it."
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