Alan Irvine (footballer, born 1958)
Irvine as Preston North End manager in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Alan Irvine | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City (caretaker manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Queen's Park | 88 | (9) |
| 1981–1984 | Everton | 60 | (4) |
| 1984–1987 | Crystal Palace | 109 | (12) |
| 1987–1989 | Dundee United | 24 | (3) |
| 1989–1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 58 | (3) |
| Total | 339 | (31) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1998 | Blackburn Rovers (youth) | ||
| 1998–2001 | Preston North End (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2005 | Newcastle United (youth) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Everton (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Preston North End | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 2011–2014 | Everton (youth) | ||
| 2014 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Norwich City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Alan Irvine (born 12 July 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach who is the caretaker manager of Championship club Norwich City.
Irvine played as a winger for Queen's Park, Everton, Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers.
As a coach, Irvine worked in various roles at Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Newcastle United and Everton before becoming a manager, firstly with Preston and then Sheffield Wednesday. After three years in charge of the Everton Academy, he became head coach of West Bromwich Albion. He rejoined Blackburn as assistant manager in November 2015. In March 2017, he became caretaker manager of Norwich City.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Irvine studied for qualification as an insurance broker whilst playing for Queen's Park. Irvine is a boyhood Leeds United fan, citing fellow Scot Eddie Gray as his favourite player.
After Queen's Park, Irvine went on to play for Everton, Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers. He helped Everton win the 1983–84 FA Cup: despite being left out of the final match day squad, he had started all 7 previous FA cup matches up to and including the semi-final, scoring goals in the 3rd round and 5th round ties. Irvine also started the 1984 League Cup Final and League Cup Final Replay with Everton ultimately losing 1-0 to Liverpool. In 1992, he was part of the Blackburn team that won promotion to the new FA Premier League. He announced his retirement from playing just before the 1992–93 season began.
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