Staff · Retired

Alan Thompson

Born 22 Dec 1973 · Newcastle (age 47)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

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 back—
  • Tempo11
  • Width14
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy11
  • Flexibility10

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • 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 Team641.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist 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
Judging staff ability1
Negotiating1

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 47 at game start
Place of birth
Newcastle
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached
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 cinch Premiership 00 £0
2005 Celtic cinch Premiership 162 Unknown fee
2004 Celtic cinch Premiership 327 Unknown fee
2003 Celtic cinch Premiership 2611 Unknown fee
2002 Celtic cinch Premiership 298 Unknown fee
2001 Celtic cinch Premiership 256 Unknown fee
2000 Celtic cinch 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

Winnercinch Premiership4×2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
WinnerScottish Cup3×2001, 2004, 2005
WinnerSky Bet Championship2×1993, 1996
WinnerPremier Sports Cup1×2006
Runner-UpEURO Cup1×2003
Runner-UpPremier Sports Cup1×2003
Runner-UpScottish Cup1×2002
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

17
7 May 2006WinnerCelticcinch Premiership
19 Mar 2006WinnerCelticPremier Sports Cup
28 May 2005WinnerCelticScottish Cup
22 May 2004WinnerCelticScottish Cup
16 May 2004WinnerCelticcinch Premiership
21 May 2003Runner-UpCelticEURO Cup
16 Mar 2003Runner-UpCelticPremier Sports Cup
12 May 2002WinnerCelticcinch Premiership
4 May 2002Runner-UpCelticScottish Cup
26 May 2001WinnerCelticScottish Cup
20 May 2001WinnerCelticcinch Premiership
2 Apr 1995Runner-UpBolton WanderersCarabao Cup
1997RelegatedBolton WanderersEnglish Premier Division
1996WinnerBolton WanderersSky Bet Championship
1995RelegatedBolton WanderersEnglish Premier Division
1994Playoff WinnerBolton WanderersSky Bet Championship
1993WinnerNewcastle UnitedSky Bet Championship

Favourite clubs

Celtic Player100
Newcastle United Supporter75
Bolton Wanderers Player75
Leeds United Player25

Disliked clubs

Rangers 100

Favourite people

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

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 2021.