Alan Thompson

Alan Thompson was born in Newcastle, England on 22 December 1973 (age 51)

Alan Thompson, born on 22 December 1973, weighs in at around 12st 8lb and stands at 6ft. A Geordie lad born and bred, he spent his career as a centre midfielder, often the motivator behind his teams' every move.

Thompson ended his professional career at Hartlepool United in the 2007-2008 season, clocking up seven appearances and scoring a single goal.

Before Hartlepool, he was plying his trade at Leeds United. Despite his limited 13 appearances in the 2007-2008 season, he knocked in three goals. The season prior, he turned up in Leeds' colours 11 times, scoring twice.

Thompson's time at Celtic was certainly prolific. He turned out 16 times in the 2005-2006 season, finding the back of the net on two occasions. The 2004-2005 season saw him make a whopping 32 appearances, scoring seven. The seasons prior to this saw him being consistently selected and delivering consistently good goal returns: 26 appearances and 11 goals in the 2003-2004 season, 29 appearances and eight goals in 2002-2003, and 25 appearances and six goals in 2001-2002. He had settled down well with the Bhoys, making 30 appearances and scoring thrice in his first season.

Before moving north to Celtic, Thompson was turning out for Aston Villa between 1998 and 2000. He played a total of 46 times for the Villans, hitting the net four times.

Bolton Wanderers had been Thompson's home before his stint with Villa. His time at Bolton, extending from 1993 to 1998, saw him net a commendable 33 goals from 157 appearances.

The early '90s saw Thompson honing his skills at Newcastle United. He made just 16 appearances for The Toon across his two seasons there.

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Centre Midfield
Primary Position
Midfielder
Position
CM
1.83m (6ft)
Height
80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight
22 December 1973 (age 51)
Date of Birth
Newcastle
Birthplace
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth

Career stats

Team
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
Season 2007 - 2008
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
7
Goals
1
Team
Leeds United
Leeds United
Season 2007 - 2008
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
13
Goals
3
Team
Leeds United
Leeds United
Season 2006 - 2007
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
11
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2005 - 2006
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
16
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2004 - 2005
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
32
Goals
7
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2003 - 2004
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
26
Goals
11
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2002 - 2003
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
29
Goals
8
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2001 - 2002
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
25
Goals
6
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2000 - 2001
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
3
Team
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Season 1999 - 2000
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
21
Goals
2
Team
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Season 1998 - 1999
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
25
Goals
2
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 1997 - 1998
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
33
Goals
9
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 1996 - 1997
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
34
Goals
10
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 1995 - 1996
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
26
Goals
1
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 1994 - 1995
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
37
Goals
7
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 1993 - 1994
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
27
Goals
6
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Season 1992 - 1993
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
2
Goals
-
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Season 1991 - 1992
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
14
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Out of contract
28 May 2008
From
Leeds United
Leeds United
Type
Retired
Team
Leeds United
Leeds United
28 February 2008
From
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
22 January 2008
From
Leeds United
Leeds United
Type
Loan
Team
Leeds United
Leeds United
9 August 2007
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Leeds United
Leeds United
12 January 2007
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
29 August 2000
From
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Type
Fee (£2.8m)
Team
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
5 June 1998
From
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Type
Fee (£4.5m)
Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
22 July 1993
From
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Type
Fee (£250k)
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
1 July 1990
Type
Trainee

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