Alan Kernaghan
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Alan Nigel Kernaghan (born 25 April 1967) is a football manager and former professional player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Nigel Kernaghan[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1967-04-25) 25 April 1967 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Otley, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1993 | Middlesbrough | 202 | (16) |
1991 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
1993–1997 | Manchester City | 63 | (1) |
1994 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
1996 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1997 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1997–2001 | St Johnstone | 60 | (5) |
2001 | Brechin City | 3 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Clyde | 63 | (3) |
2004 | Livingston | 4 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Falkirk | 9 | (0) |
2006 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
Total | 445 | (26) | |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland Schoolboys | |||
1992–1996 | Republic of Ireland[3] | 22 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2002–2004 | Clyde | ||
2005–2006 | Dundee | ||
2013 | Brentford (caretaker) | ||
2015–2016 | Glentoran | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a defender from 1985 to 2006, notably in the Premier League for Manchester City and in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City. He played the final nine years of his career playing in Scotland with St Johnstone, Brechin City, Clyde, Livingston, Falkirk and Dundee. Born in England, he was capped 26 times by the Republic of Ireland, scoring one goal.
During his coaching career, Kernaghan has managed Scottish clubs Clyde and Dundee, and Glentoran in the Northern Irish league, which he resigned from after an embarrassing 3–2 defeat to struggling Championship side Annagh United. He has also worked for other clubs in a variety of coaching roles.