Alan Thompson (footballer born 1973)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bury (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Newcastle United | 16 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Bolton Wanderers | 157 | (34) |
| 1998–2000 | Aston Villa | 46 | (4) |
| 2000–2007 | Celtic | 158 | (37) |
| 2007 | → Leeds United (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Leeds United | 13 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 408 | (81) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Thompson (born 22 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 550 appearances for six different clubs and was capped by England against Sweden in 2004. He is the assistant manager of League One club Bury.
Thompson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. He began his career at his hometown club Newcastle United, progressing through their youth system before signing a professional contract on 11 March 1991.
He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1993. He scored for Bolton with a spectacular shot from just inside the opponent's box at Wembley in the 1995 League Cup Final in a 2–1 defeat to Liverpool. Thompson was integral to the Bolton Wanderers team that gained promotion from the third tier winning the 1994–95 play off and to the premier League in 1996–97 (Champions).
He also scored the first ever competitive goal at the Reebok Stadium in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. Two years earlier, he had been the scorer of their first ever Premier League goal on the opening day of the 1995–96 season in a 3–2 defeat to Wimbledon at Selhurst Park.
Thompson moved to Aston Villa in 1998 for a £4.5 million fee.
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