Date of birth | 31 May 1981 |
Place of birth | Liverpool |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 73 kg |
Height | 1.78 m |
Position | Midfielder |
A regular in Liverpool's reserve team in 2000-01, Alan joined Crewe Alexandra on loan in March to gain some valuable experience of first-team football.
Initially used as cover for Neil Sorvel and Kenny Lunt, he made his debut from the subs' bench against Crystal Palace and scored his first senior goal with a close-range effort in the 2-1 win over Gillingham.
He impressed in his spell at Gresty Road and featured regularly in the closing matches before returning to Anfield.
Alan joined Milton Keynes Dons in August 2007 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2009 in December 2007.
He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2009 in a two-year deal that was extended to June 2012 in August 2011.
Alan joined Swindon Town in July 2012 with a two-year contract.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Liverpool | 27 Apr 1999 | 23 Jan 2002 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 22 Mar 2001 | 07 May 2001 | L |
Crewe Alexandra | 08 Aug 2001 | 08 Sep 2001 | L |
Tranmere Rovers | 09 Nov 2001 | 09 Dec 2001 | L |
Tranmere Rovers | 23 Jan 2002 | 30 Jun 2005 | |
Chester City | 20 Aug 2004 | 20 Sep 2004 | L |
Macclesfield Town | 16 Dec 2004 | 16 Feb 2005 | L |
Grimsby Town | 25 Jul 2005 | 05 Aug 2005 | T |
Accrington Stanley | 12 Sep 2005 | 11 Oct 2005 | |
Macclesfield Town | 11 Oct 2005 | 30 Jun 2007 | |
Milton Keynes Dons | 11 Aug 2007 | 30 Jun 2009 | |
Brighton and Hove Albion | 04 Aug 2009 | 30 Jun 2012 | |
Swindon Town | 01 Jul 2012 | 30 Jun 2014 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | Crewe Alexandra | League Division 1 | 5 | 3 |
1 |
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2001-02 | Crewe Alexandra | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Crewe Alexandra | League Division 1 | 7 |
1
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2001-02 | Tranmere Rovers | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Tranmere Rovers | League Division 2 | 21 | 1 |
2
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2002-03 | Tranmere Rovers | League Division 2 | 5 |
1
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2003-04 | Tranmere Rovers | FA Cup | 1 | 2 |
1
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2003-04 | Tranmere Rovers | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 |
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2003-04 | Tranmere Rovers | League Division 2 | 9 | 10 |
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2004-05 | Chester City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Chester City | League Two | 3 | ||||
2004-05 | Macclesfield Town | League Two | 11 | 1 |
1
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2005-06 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Macclesfield Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 4 | ||||
2005-06 | Macclesfield Town | League Two | 27 |
4
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2006-07 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 4 |
2
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2006-07 | Macclesfield Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 |
1
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2006-07 | Macclesfield Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | Macclesfield Town | League Two | 28 | 4 |
2 |
7
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1
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2007-08 | Milton Keynes Dons | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Milton Keynes Dons | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 5 |
2
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2007-08 | Milton Keynes Dons | League Cup | 2 |
1
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2007-08 | Milton Keynes Dons | League Two | 38 | 1 |
3 |
10
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2008-09 | Milton Keynes Dons | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2008-09 | Milton Keynes Dons | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
2008-09 | Milton Keynes Dons | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2008-09 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 32 | 6 |
1 |
9
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2008-09 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One Play-Offs | 1 |
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2009-10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1
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2009-10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League One | 31 | 5 |
5
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2010-11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League Cup | 1 |
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2010-11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League One | 2 | 2 |
1
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2011-12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
2
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2011-12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League Championship | 24 | 9 |
1 |
4
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2011-12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | League Cup | 2 |
2
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2012-13 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 3 | 2 |
1
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2012-13 | Swindon Town | League One | 12 | 5 |
1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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18 Dec 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town | L | 1-3 | League Two | |
26 Dec 2004 | Grimsby Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
28 Dec 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
01 Jan 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Chester City | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
03 Jan 2005 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
15 Jan 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Kidderminster Harriers | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
22 Jan 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
25 Jan 2005 | Notts County v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-5 | League Two | |
29 Jan 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Bury | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
05 Feb 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Yeovil Town | W | 3-1 | League Two | |
12 Feb 2005 | Cambridge United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
15 Oct 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Peterborough United | L | 0-4 | League Two | |
18 Oct 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | LDV Vans Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
22 Oct 2005 | Torquay United v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
29 Oct 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
05 Nov 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Yeovil Town | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
11 Nov 2005 | Grimsby Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
15 Nov 2005 | Yeovil Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-0 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
19 Nov 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Darlington | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
22 Nov 2005 | Rotherham United v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-2 | LDV Vans Trophy | 2nd round - northern section |
26 Nov 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Leyton Orient | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
03 Dec 2005 | Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
10 Dec 2005 | Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
13 Dec 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Cambridge United | W | 4-2 | LDV Vans Trophy | Quarter-final - northern section |
17 Dec 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Barnet | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
26 Dec 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Stockport County | W | 6-0 | League Two | |
31 Dec 2005 | Macclesfield Town v Chester City | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
02 Jan 2006 | Wycombe Wanderers v Macclesfield Town | W | 4-5 | League Two | |
07 Jan 2006 | Boston United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
14 Jan 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Oxford United | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
21 Jan 2006 | Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 5-0 | League Two | |
24 Jan 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Hereford United | W | 2-0 | LDV Vans Trophy | Semi-final - northern section |
29 Jan 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
31 Jan 2006 | Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
04 Feb 2006 | Mansfield Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
15 Feb 2006 | Oxford United v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
18 Feb 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
14 Mar 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Wrexham | W | 3-2 | League Two | |
18 Mar 2006 | Stockport County v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
25 Mar 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
01 Apr 2006 | Chester City v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
22 Apr 2006 | Peterborough United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-2 | League Two | |
29 Apr 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
06 May 2006 | Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town | W | 2-3 | League Two | |
05 Aug 2006 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-0 | League Two | |
08 Aug 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
19 Aug 2006 | Peterborough United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
22 Aug 2006 | Leicester City v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Cup | 1st round |
26 Aug 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
01 Sep 2006 | Grimsby Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
09 Sep 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Barnet | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
30 Sep 2006 | Hereford United v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
06 Oct 2006 | Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
14 Oct 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Bury | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
17 Oct 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Stockport County | L | 0-1 | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
21 Oct 2006 | Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
28 Oct 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Mansfield Town | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
04 Nov 2006 | Wrexham v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
13 Nov 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Walsall | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
18 Nov 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Boston United | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
21 Nov 2006 | Walsall v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
25 Nov 2006 | Stockport County v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
02 Dec 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
05 Dec 2006 | Macclesfield Town v Rochdale | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
26 Dec 2006 | Chester City v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
30 Dec 2006 | Torquay United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
01 Jan 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
06 Jan 2007 | Chelsea v Macclesfield Town | L | 6-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
20 Jan 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Hereford United | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
27 Jan 2007 | Swindon Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
30 Jan 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Walsall | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
03 Feb 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Darlington | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
17 Feb 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Peterborough United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
20 Feb 2007 | Hartlepool United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-2 | League Two | |
24 Feb 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
03 Mar 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
10 Mar 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
17 Mar 2007 | Bury v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
21 Apr 2007 | Rochdale v Macclesfield Town | L | 5-0 | League Two | |
24 Apr 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
28 Apr 2007 | Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-2 | League Two | |
05 May 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Notts County | D | 1-1 | League Two |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.