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The Early Years
Born in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, on June 20, 1964, Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain was the youngest of five children - and the only boy!
He was always a sports fan, though it wasn't until he was a teenager that he first tried his hand as a goalkeeper. The rest, as they say, is history, though football almost lost Alec to cricket...
Ipswich, Colchester and Everton
When you look back at Alec's short stay at Ipswich, you could say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but the right place at the right time, too!
Sound odd? Well let me explain...
Luton Town
It's possibly not a part of his career that too many Watford fans might want to dwell on, but for four seasons - between 1988 and 1993 - Alec was Number One at Luton Town.
Ray Harford was then the manager of a team who'd finished sixth in the table the year they signed Alec from Everton, initially as cover for Les Sealey...
Sunderland
In 1993 Alec became a free agent, and decided it was time to move on from Luton. It will come as no surprise that there were no shortage of takers for his services.
Among them was the former England defender Terry Butcher, who knew Alec from their time at Ipswich Town together - Butcher as one of Europe's best defenders, Alec as a young goalkeeper...
Watford
When Alec joined Watford in 1996, he would probably have laughed out loud if anyone had told him he'd play at Wembley, in the Premiership, and in an FA Cup semi-final during his time at Vicarage Road...
