Alan Connell
Connell with the victory parade that followed Bradford City's victory in the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alan John Connell | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bournemouth (Youth Team Coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Bournemouth | 54 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Torquay United | 22 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Hereford United | 44 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Brentford | 44 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Bournemouth | 50 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Grimsby Town | 46 | (25) |
| 2011–2012 | Swindon Town | 32 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Bradford City | 43 | (8) |
| 2014 | Northampton Town | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Grimsby Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Havant & Waterlooville | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Poole Town | 22 | (2) |
| Total | 389 | (87) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:39, 14 July 2016 (UTC). |
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Alan John Connell (born 5 February 1983) is an English former professional footballer and current youth team coach at Bournemouth.
As a player, he was a striker who played between 2001 and 2016. Connell came through the youth academy at Tottenham Hotspur but received his first professional contract from Ipswich Town, despite this he failed to make an appearance and joined Bournemouth in 2002 where despite making over 50 league appearances he was largely used as a back-up striker. This prompted him to move to Torquay United in 2005 after three years with Bournemouth. A year later he moved on again to Hereford United before re-signing for Bournemouth in 2008. In his second season back with the club he helped them to a 2nd-place finish in League Two thus securing promotion to League One. In the summer of 2010 he signed for Conference National side Grimsby Town where he scored 25 league goals in 46 appearances, this earned him the "Supporters Player of the Season" and eventually a move to Swindon Town where he again won promotion from League Two. After a year with Swindon he moved once again, signing with Bradford City. He has since had short stints with Northampton Town and former club, Grimsby Town. He finished his career in Non League playing for both Havant & Waterlooville and Poole Town.
Born in Enfield, Connell was a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur as a youngster but soon transferred to George Burley's Ipswich Town in 2001. During Connell's only season at Portman Road he was part of the squad that was relegated after finishing 18th in the Premier League. Ipswich also that season reached the third round of the UEFA Cup, but despite all this Connell failed to make an impact and was released in the summer of 2002 after failing to make an appearance for the first team at Portman Road.
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