Alan Sneddon

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Alan Sneddon
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-03-12) 12 March 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1980 Celtic 66 (1)
1980–1992 Hibernian 312 (7)
1992–1993 Motherwell 16 (0)
1993–1996 East Fife 71 (4)
Total465(12)
International career
1978 Scotland U21 [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Sneddon (born 12 March 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and East Fife in the Scottish Football League.

Sneddon won the 1980 Scottish Cup Final with Celtic. He then earned the unusual achievement of winning two league winners' medals in the same season in 1981, as he played enough games for both Celtic, who won the Premier Division, and Hibernian, who won the First Division, to qualify for a medal from each championship.

Sneddon played for over 10 years for Hibernian, playing in over 300 league games. This long service meant that he was awarded a testimonial match, which was played against Aston Villa in 1991.

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  1. "Scotland U21 Player Alan Sneddon Details".
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