Alan Campbell (footballer, born 1944)

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Alan Campbell
Personal information
Full name Thomas Alan Campbell [1]
Date of birth (1944-09-11) 11 September 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Distillery
Sheffield Wednesday
1962–1970 Coleraine
1970–1973 Grimsby Town 85 (0)
1973–1975 Coleraine
Glenavon
International career
1959 Northern Ireland Schoolboys 3 (0)
1962–1964 Northern Ireland Amateurs 4 (0)
1963–1969 Irish League XI 10
Managerial career
1975–1978 Glenavon
1979–1982 Ballymena United
1983–1985 Distillery
1984–1985 Ballymena United
1990 Ypsonna
1991 Sotira
1993 Ballyclare Comrades
1997–1999 Bangor
2000–2002 Carrick Rangers
Barn United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Alan Campbell (born 11 September 1944) is a retired Northern Irish footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Grimsby Town. [1] After his retirement as a player, he embarked on a long career in management. [3]

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Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Ballymena United 29 January 19792 February 1982140673538047.9 [4]
Ballymena United29 June 198430 April 198548181020037.5
Total188854558045.2

Honours

Ballymena United

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References

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  2. Alan Campbell at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Alan Campbell". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "Alan Campbell | Manager Statistics | Ballymena United". Ballymena United Archive. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ballymena United Football Club – Pre 2014/15 History". www.ballymenaunitedfc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. "Ballymena United 0 – 0 Crusaders | Tuesday, 13 May 1980 | Match Details". Ballymena United Archive. Retrieved 16 May 2023.