Staff · Retired

Alan Thompson

Born 22 Dec 1973 · Newcastle (age 43)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2017

Current ability
100 of 200
Best job (calc)
131 Assistant Manager First Team
World reputation
2,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,000
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
—
Coaching style
Attacking

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness12
  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back9
  • Tempo11
  • Width14
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy11
  • Flexibility10

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes11
  • Dirtiness allowance13

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking15
  • Defending5
  • Fitness4
  • Mental12
  • Tactical8
  • Technical15
  • Working with youngsters12
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination17
  • Discipline9
  • Man management13
  • Motivating13

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability12
  • Judging player potential13
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge11
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training9
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy15
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism7
  • Sportsmanship6
  • Temperament4

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness2 of 5 stars2
  • Strength2 of 5 stars2
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • Defending (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (technical)4 of 5 stars4

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Assistant Manager First Team1313 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team1233 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team451 of 5 stars7
Data Analyst First Team90.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
125
Best job (calc)
Assistant Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Assistant Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Tactical knowledge3
Attacking2
Defending2
Mental2
Tactical2
Technical2

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alan
Last name
Thompson
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Dec 1973 age 43 at game start
Place of birth
Newcastle
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Bury
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
30 Oct 2017
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
28 May 2008 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

21
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2007 Hartlepool United Loan Sky Bet League One 71 Unknown fee
2007 Leeds United Sky Bet League One 133 £0
2006 Leeds United Loan Sky Bet Championship 112 Unknown fee
2006 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 00 £0
2005 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 162 Unknown fee
2004 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 327 Unknown fee
2003 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 2611 Unknown fee
2002 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 298 Unknown fee
2001 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 256 Unknown fee
2000 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 304 Unknown fee
2000 Aston Villa English Premier Division 00 £2,750,000
1999 Aston Villa English Premier Division 212 Unknown fee
1998 Aston Villa English Premier Division 252 Unknown fee
1997 Bolton Wanderers English Premier Division 339 £4,500,000
1996 Bolton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship 3410 Unknown fee
1995 Bolton Wanderers English Premier Division 261 Unknown fee
1994 Bolton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship 377 Unknown fee
1993 Bolton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship 276 Unknown fee
1992 Newcastle United Sky Bet Championship 20 £250,000
1991 Newcastle United Sky Bet Championship 140 Unknown fee
1990 Newcastle United Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)40821/21 recorded8121/21 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerLadbrokes Premiership4×2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
WinnerScottish Cup3×2001, 2004, 2005
WinnerBetfred Cup2×2001, 2006
WinnerSky Bet Championship2×1993, 1996
Runner-UpCarabao Cup1×1995
Playoff WinnerSky Bet Championship1×1994

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
EnglandDebut 31 Mar 2004 v Sweden102 / 0

Staff career

6
  1. Bury

    19 Feb 2017 – 30 Oct 2017

    Assistant Manager First Team

  2. Blackpool

    30 Oct 2014 – 9 May 2015

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. Birmingham City

    19 Jun 2014 – 23 Oct 2014

    Coach First Team

  4. Celtic

    17 Jun 2010 – 3 Jun 2012

    Coach First Team

  5. Newcastle United

    1 Jun 2009 – 4 Jun 2010

    Manager Reserve Team

  6. Newcastle United

    16 Jul 2008 – 31 May 2009

    Coach (U18 Team)

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

15

Favourite clubs

Celtic Player100
Newcastle United Supporter75
Bolton Wanderers Player75
Leeds United Player25

Disliked clubs

Rangers 100

Favourite people

Lee Clark Backroom Staff80
Neil Lennon Teammate/Former Teammate60
Martin O'Neill Manager/Former Manager60

Disliked people

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2017.