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		  | PLAYING CAREER  |  |  
		  |  |  |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | HARTLEPOOL UNITED |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    
				   |  |  |  | 
				    1
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        (On loan from Leeds United)
			           |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 2007/08 | L1 | 15 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 66 | 54 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | LEEDS UNITED |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    Free
				   |  |  |  | 
				    3
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
			           |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (Other) |  |  |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  | Games | Goals |  
    | 2007/08 | L1 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | 76 |  | 13 | 3 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | LEEDS UNITED |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    
				   |  |  |  | 
				    2
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        (On loan)
			           |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  | Games | Goals |  
    | 2006/07 | CH | 24 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 36 |  | 11 | 2 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | CELTIC |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £2,750,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    37
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
			           |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    4
				   |  | (FA Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    2
				   |  | (League Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    8
				   |  | (Other) |  |  |  
                  |  |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | ASTON VILLA |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £4,500,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    4
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
			           |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (FA Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    1
				   |  | (League Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (Other) |  |  |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  | Games | Goals |  
    | 2000/01 | PL | 8 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 54 |  |  |  |  
    | 1999/00 | PL | 6 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 58 |  | 21 | 2 |  
    | 1998/99 | PL | 6 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 55 |  | 25 | 2 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | BOLTON WANDERERS |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £250,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    37
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
			           |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    2
				   |  | (FA Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    5
				   |  | (League Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    1
				   |  | (Other) |  |  |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  | Games | Goals |  
    | 1997/98 | PL | 18 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 61 | 40 |  | 33 | 9 |  
    | 1996/97 | D1 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 53 | 98 |  |  |  |  
    | 1995/96 | PL | 20 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 71 | 29 |  
    | 1994/95 | D1 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 77 |  
    | 1993/94 | D1 | 14 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 64 | 59 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | NEWCASTLE UNITED |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    
				   |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
			           |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (FA Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (League Cup) |  |  |  
				  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
				    0
				   |  | (Other) |  |  |  
                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1993/94 | PL | 3 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 41 | 77 |  
    | 1992/93 | 2nd | 1 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 92 | 38 | 96 |  
    | 1991/92 | 2nd | 20 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 84 | 52 |  
    | 1990/91 | 2nd | 11 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 59 |  |   |   |    | 
    
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	      Alan Thompson
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      |  | Midfielder |  
	    |  | Born December 22nd, 1973 in Newcastle |  
          |  | Current age 51 |  
  		  |  | 6' 0" (1.83m) |  
  		  |  | 12st. 8lbs. (79.82kgs) |  
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      |  | Playing Career totals: |  |  |  
      |  | 408 | League appearances |  
      |  | 84 | League goals |  |  |  
      |  | 30 | FA Cup appearances |  
      |  | 6 | FA Cup goals |  |  |  
      |  | 58 | League Cup appearances |  
      |  | 8 | League Cup goals |  |  |  
      |  | 55 | Other appearances |  
      |  | 9 | Other goals |  |  |  
      |  | 551 | Career appearances |  
      |  | 107 | Career goals |  |  |  
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