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Senior
Appearances

5

Senior
Goals

16

Reserve League Appearances

5

Reserve League Goals

0

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Alan Thompson

First Team
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Midfielder
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M Alan Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #725 |

Alan Thompson

22 December 1973

Newcastle upon Tyne ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.83ย m

Left

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1997-98

Bolton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ6.48m

12 June 1998

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John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2000-01

Glasgow Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

ยฃ3.96m

1 September 2000

26

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Alan Thompson

Previous Clubs:

1991-93 Newcastle United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Division Two, Division One, ๐Ÿ•’ 36 | 30 (6) | โšฝ 0 |

1993-98 Bolton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.34m
Football League Division One, Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 198 | 180 (18) | โšฝ 45 |

Peak Villa

Alan Thompson

First Team

M Alan Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1998-00 | ยฃ6.48m |โ€จ
โ€จ๐Ÿ•’ 58 | 45 (13) | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 11 | #725 |
๐ŸŸฉ 23 | ๐ŸŸจ 12 | ๐ŸŸฅ 22 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 16 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Career Progression

Alan Thompson

n/a

Reserve & Youth

Alan Thompson

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Midfielder

2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1998-99 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Alan Thompson

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Loans Out

Alan Thompson

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Alan Thompson

Subsequent Clubs:

2001-07 Glasgow Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ยฃ3.96m
Scottish Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 227 | 207 (20) | โšฝ 51 |

2007 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 9 (2) | โšฝ 2 |

2007-08 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 10 (4) | โšฝ 3 |

2008 Hartlepool United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 7 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

2008 Retired aged 34

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Alan Thompson

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1998 Villa 4-0 Birmingham

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Apr 1999 Leeds 3-4 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Apr 1999 Villa 3-0 Everton

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1999 Wednesday 2-4 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Jan 2000 Villa 2-2 Wednesday

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2000 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Feb 2000 Villa 1-4 Bradford

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Feb 2000 Everton 1-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 2000 Villa 0-2 Newcastle

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Mar 2000 Blackburn 4-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Mar 2000 Sunderland 1-0 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 2000 Villa 3-5 Leeds

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 2000 Villa 1-1 Everton

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Mar 2000 Boro 1-4 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 2000 Wednesday 1-5 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 2000 Liverpool 1-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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