Alan Judge (Irish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Christopher Judge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Notts County | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → Notts County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011– | Notts County | 32 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:02, 25 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Christopher Judge (born 11 November 1988) is an Irish footballer who plays for Football League One club Notts County as a winger, having previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
Born in Dublin, Judge began his career as a youth player with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. He turned professional at 17 and was a regular in their reserve team during the 2007–08 season, scoring seven goals.[2] He made his debut for the senior team as a substitute in the League Cup against Grimsby Town in August 2008 and his first start followed in the FA Cup victory against Blyth Spartans in January 2009. He signed a new contract to tie him to the club until June 2011 before joining Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan at the end of January for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.
Near the end of the 2009–10 season, whilst still on loan at Plymouth, Judge intimated that he will be leaving Blackburn Rovers at the end of the season as he believes that he is not in the plans of Rovers' manager, Sam Allardyce.[3]
[edit] Plymouth Argyle
He made his debut for the Pilgrims against Ipswich Town as a substitute and went on to feature regularly in the starting eleven for then manager Paul Sturrock's team. He scored his first goal for the club against Burnley in March 2009 and followed that up with a well-worked goal against Coventry City in April.[4] The season ended with Judge having made 17 appearances in all competitions.
He returned to Blackburn and featured regularly for the club during pre-season, including friendlies against Italian giants AS Roma and Portuguese side CD Nacional before rejoining Argyle on loan for the duration of the 2009–10 season. Since then he has continued to feature regularly in the first-team and has added another three goals to his tally, against Derby County in August, Scunthorpe United in October,[5] and Doncaster Rovers in November, four days before his 21st birthday. He scored his first double in senior football with two goals in an impressive 4–1 win over Reading. However his work for Pilgrims could not prevent them from being relegated.
[edit] Notts County
On 31 August 2010, Alan Judge signed a 6 month loan deal with league one club Notts County.[6] His loan finished on January 1, 2011. However County re-signed the player on a initial one-month loan so he would be available for forthcoming matches whilst a permanent deal was finalised. On 14 January 2011, Judge completed a permanent move to Notts County signing a 2 year deal with the club.[7][8] However just days after signing permanently, against Hartlepool United, Judge broke a metatarsal bone in his right foot. After a 7 week spell on the sidelines Judge returned to action against Swindon. He scored an equaliser before setting up Lee Hughes to give Notts County the three points. Judge scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season in a 3–1 away win against Chesterfield. His form saw him pick up consecutive player of the month awards for November and December respectively.[9] He believed that his good form was aided by Notts County manager Martin Allen. "I had a meeting with the gaffer and he was really encouraging. He said I need to play with a lot more confidence and he's giving me that."[10]
[edit] International career
In 2005 Judge played in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro for Ireland U18. Judge's performance's were outstanding throughout the tournament, he collected a bronze medal for his country.
[edit] Honours
- Ireland U18:
- European Youth Olympic Festival: Bronze Medal
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2010
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Career Total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ Alan Judge Plymouth Argyle F.C.. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ [1] The Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Coventry City BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Scunthorpe United Plymouth Argyle F.C.. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Notts County seal loan deal for Blackburn's Alan Judge". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8958430.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Notts County seal permanent deal for Blackburn's Alan Judge". Rovers.co.uk. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2266038,00.html. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Notts County seal Long-Term deal for Blackburn's Alan Judge". Notts County FC. http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2266305,00.html. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Judge Voted POTM Again". Notts County FC. January 2012. http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2571195,00.html. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Judge reveals pep talk from boss Allen has give him greater self-belief". http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Judge-reveals-pep-talk-boss-Allen-greater-self/story-14054012-detail/story.html. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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