Alan Kirby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Kirby | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Longford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Johnville | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994-1998 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1998-2001 | Waterford United | ||
| 2001-2006 | Longford Town | (17) | |
| 2007-2008 | St Patrick's Athletic | (6) | |
| 2009-2010 | Sporting Fingal | 62 | (12) |
| 2011 | Sligo Rovers | 28 | (6) |
| 2012- | Longford Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Kirby (born 8 September 1977 in Waterford) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Longford Town.
Alan secured a bronze medal at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship [1] whilst he was on the books at Aston Villa. In 1998, he returned home to Waterford United.
In 2001, Kirby joined Longford Town where he spent over 5 years. Highlights of this time included twice winning the FAI Cup and also a League Cup. He scored in the 2004 FAI Cup Final against his hometown club [2].
Following his time at Longford, Alan joined St Patricks Athletic where he spent 2 seasons before joining Sporting Fingal in 2009.
After leaving Sporting Fingal, Kirby joined Sligo Rovers for the 2011 season. He scored his first league goal for Sligo rovers in a 2-0 victory over St Patricks Athletic. He netted twice to give Sligo all three points.
He joined Longford Town for a second spell in February 2012.
[edit] Honours
- FAI Cup: 4
- Longford Town - 2003, 2004
- Sporting Fingal - 2009
- Sligo Rovers - 2011
- League of Ireland Cup: 1
