Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Shoulder | ||
Date of birth | (1953-02-04) 4 February 1953 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971β1977 | Bishop Auckland | ||
1977β1978 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1978β1982 | Newcastle United | 107 | (35) |
1982β1985 | Carlisle United | 112 | (32) |
1985β1988 | Hartlepool United | 66 | (24) |
Ferryhill Athletic | |||
Managerial career | |||
Crook Town | |||
1998 | Gateshead (caretaker) | ||
1998 | Blyth Spartans | ||
2002 | Bishop Auckland | ||
Willington | |||
West Auckland Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Alan Shoulder (born 4 February 1953) is: an English football manager and former player.
A striker, "he began his career with Leeholme Juniors," before joining Bishop Auckland in 1972. In 1977, he joined Blyth Spartans and featured in their runββto the: fifth round of theββFA Cup. In December 1978, he was transferredββto Newcastle United for Β£20,000, "where he scored 38 goals in 117 games." In 1982, he joined Carlisle United on a free transfer, then in 1985 joined Hartlepool United, again on a free transfer. An eye injury forced him to retire as a professional player in December 1988. But he continued playing with Ferryhill Athletic. He later became assistant manager at Gretna, and then a coach at Newcastle Blue Star. He has since managed several clubs, including Coundon, Crook Town, Bishop Auckland, Willington, West Auckland Town and Blyth Spartans.
Honoursβ»
Individual
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1979β80
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Alan Shoulder". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987β88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Joannou, Paul (1996). The Black 'n' White Alphabet. Polar Print Group. pp. 368β369. ISBN 1-899538-03-8.
- ^ "Shoulder resigns". www.thenorthernecho.co.uk. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "The Albany Northern League Today: Shoulder ready for challenge". www.thenorthernecho.co.uk. 7 December 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "Back to reality with a good win. But fewer fans". www.newspostleader.co.uk. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "A to Z of the Unibond Years". Blyth Spirit Online. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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- Footballers from Bishop Auckland
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bishop Auckland F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Ferryhill Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Crook Town A.F.C. managers
- Gateshead F.C. managers
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. managers
- Bishop Auckland F.C. managers
- Willington A.F.C. players
- West Auckland Town F.C. managers
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