Alan McLeary

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Alan McLeary
Personal information
Full name Alan Terry McLeary
Date of birth (1964-10-06) 6 October 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1993 Millwall 307 (5)
1992Sheffield United (loan) 3 (0)
1992Wimbledon (loan) 4 (0)
1993–1995 Charlton Athletic 66 (3)
1995–1997 Bristol City 34 (0)
1997–1999 Millwall 36 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Millwall
2006 Millwall (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan McLeary (born 6 October 1964) is an English football former defender. He spent the majority of his career at Millwall, [1] but also had spells at Charlton Athletic and Bristol City, as well as loan spells at Sheffield United and Wimbledon.

In 1998, McLeary was appointed assistant manager at Millwall, and in May 1999, he was promoted to co-manager alongside longtime teammate Keith Stevens. The duo were sacked in September 2000. He later had a short spell as caretaker manager at Millwall following the departure of David Tuttle at the end of the 2005–06 season.

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References

  1. "Millwall Players 1945/46 Season to Present Day". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 7 February 2012.