Alan Neilson

Alan Neilson Date of Birth: Sep 26, 1972

Born in Germany while his father was stationed there in the RAF, Alan wrote to Newcastle, his families club, asking for a trial.

The Magpies granted the request which he successfully came through, leading to signing full-time forms in 1991. Due to the number of big name players being signed by Newcastle at the time, Alan was always on the periphery and was happy to accept a big money move to Southampton in 1995 where he won a regular central defensive place in the Saints Premiership side.

Moneybags Fulham then signed him to play alongside Chris Coleman but he fell out of favour at Craven Cottage and made a move to Grimsby before joining Joe Kinnear’s Luton in 2002.

At Kenilworth Road, Welsh international Alan brought experience and versatility to the Luton defence and midfield as the Hatters pushed up through the divisions. After a spell at Tamworth, Alan rejoined the Hatters as a coach and had three periods as caretaker manager before becoming Richard Money’s assistant at Cambridge United.

Alan subsequently joined the academy staff at Norwich.