Alan Titherley

Alan Titherley was an English badminton player. Born in 1903 he started to play badminton in the early 1920s and was soon selected by Cheshire. He was capped by England in the 1931/2 season and made 19 international appearances, the last in 1946/7. He competed in the All England Championships reaching three finals. He later won the All England Veterans doubles three times retiring unbeaten from the event in 1954. He died on 24 June 1963 at his home in Wallasey.

Achievements International tournaments (3 titles, 13 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1927 Welsh International John McCallum 11–15, 15–10, 15–12 Winner 1930 All England Open Donald C. Hume 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1933 Scottish Open Donald C. Hume 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1934 Irish Open Raymond M. White 17–14, 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1927 Welsh International John McCallum F. L. Treasure F. B. Malthouse 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1929 All England Open Thomas Pattinson Dick Frank Devlin Gordon Mack 2–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1930 All England Open Thomas Pattinson Dick Frank Devlin Gordon Mack 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1933 Welsh International J. R. Davidson Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1935 Scottish Open Kenneth Davidson Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1935 French Open F. L. Treasure Ralph Nichols Geoffrey J. Fish 2–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1936 Irish Open Thomas Pattinson Dick Ian Maconachie James Rankin 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1938 Irish Open Kenneth L. Wilson J. W. McGarry M. McGarry 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1939 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Thomas Boyle J. W. McGarry 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1933 Scottish Open C. T. Duncan Donald C. Hume Betty Uber 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1938 Welsh International Betty Uber Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1938 Irish Open Norma Stoker Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson 15–14, 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up