Alan Fettis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan William Fettis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1971 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester United (Academy goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–1988 | Glentoran | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Ards | 42 | (0) |
| 1991–1996 | Hull City | 135 | (2) |
| 1995 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | York City | 125 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Hull City | 20 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Macclesfield Town | 61 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bury | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 424 | (2) | |
| National team | |||
| Northern Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) | |
| 1994–1998 | Northern Ireland B | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1998 | Northern Ireland | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan William Fettis (born 1 February 1971) is a Northern Ireland former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played for Hull City and York City having also had spells with Glentoran, Ards, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town and Bury. He is currently goalkeeping coach for the Academy teams at Manchester United.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Newtownards, County Down,[1] Fettis started his career with Glentoran before playing for Ards from 1988 to 1991, making 65 appearances in all competitions for the club.[2] He was a firm fans' favourite whilst at Hull City, and on occasion found himself playing as a striker due to injuries at the club, and bagged himself a couple of goals in the process. He later rejoined his manager at Hull, Terry Dolan at York City, where his saves were credited by many fans with keeping York in the league during a period in which they struggled financially. He was sold back to Hull by new manager Chris Brass in 2003 however, and York dropped out of the league a year later; they have not returned since.
Fettis was signed by Bury on a 12-month deal in June 2006,[3] but broke his right arm in a League Cup defeat against former side Sheffield United on 19 September. He was released by Bury at the end of the 2006-07 season.[4]
[edit] Coaching career
Fettis was appointed as assistant goalkeeping coach at Derby County in July 2007.[5]
In November 2008, Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach and chief scout at Cheltenham Town.[6] In July 2009, Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach at Sunderland.[7] He joined Manchester United in January 2011 as a goalkeeping coach for the club's Academy teams.[8] In July 2011, Fettis made an appearance for Manchester United Reserves after both reserve keepers fell ill before a match against Shrewsbury Town.[9]
[edit] International career
Fettis was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, under-16, under-17, under-18, B and senior levels.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 206. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ a b "Alan Fettis". NIFG. 2006-11-22. http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/11/alan-fettis.html. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Fettis seals Bury move". BBC Sport. 2006-06-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/5121894.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ "The Retained List". Bury F.C.. http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10422~1023039,00.html?ptvParm=. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "Billy Will Not Take Risks With Injured Keeper". This is Derbyshire. 2007-07-16. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132277&command=displayContent&sourceNode=128334&contentPK=17843184&folderPk=78988&pNodeId=126358. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ "Fettis takes on dual role at club". BBC Sport. 2008-11-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7742195.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Robins lose Fettis to Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2009-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8129071.stm.
- ^ "Former Town stopper Fettis joins coaching staff at Manchester United". Grimsby Telegraph. 2011-01-22. http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Fettis-United/story-11533231-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Manchester United Reserves keeper crisis forces Alan Fettis back into fray". Manchester Evening News. 2011-07-18. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1432573_manchester-united-reserves-keeper-crisis-forces-alan-fettis-back-into-fray. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
[edit] External links
- Alan Fettis career stats at Soccerbase
- Alan Fettis at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Newtownards
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland B international footballers
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Ards F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- IFA Premiership players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Derby County F.C. non-playing staff
- Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff
