Assistant Manager (U21 Team) · Manchester United

Alan Wright

Born 28 Sep 1971 · Ashton-under-Lyne (age 54)

Record at game start, 13 Jul 2026

Current ability
80 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
1,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,500
Wage
£3,000 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

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

Personality 8

  • Adaptability5
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament15

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football—0.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team—1.5 of 5 stars15
Assistant Manager First Team—1 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—2.5 of 5 stars20
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—0.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director—0.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager—0.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)—0.5 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
-7
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Obscure
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alan
Last name
Wright
Common name
—
Date of birth
28 Sep 1971 age 54 at game start
Place of birth
Ashton-under-Lyne
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Assistant Manager (U21 Team)
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
24 Sep 2025
Contract starts
24 Sep 2025
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£3,000
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

32
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Fleetwood Town Enterprise National League 181 £0
2009 Fleetwood Town Enterprise National League North 341 Unknown fee
2008 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League One 230 £0
2007 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League One 331 Unknown fee
2006 Nottingham Forest Loan Sky Bet League One 90 Unknown fee
2006 Doncaster Rovers Loan Sky Bet League One 30 Unknown fee
2006 Cardiff City Loan Sky Bet Championship 70 Unknown fee
2006 Leeds United Loan Sky Bet Championship 10 Unknown fee
2006 Sheffield United Premier League 10 £0
2005 Derby County Loan Sky Bet Championship 70 Unknown fee
2005 Sheffield United Sky Bet Championship 60 Unknown fee
2004 Sheffield United Sky Bet Championship 140 Unknown fee
2003 Sheffield United Sky Bet Championship 211 Unknown fee
2003 Middlesbrough Premier League 20 £0
2002 Aston Villa Premier League 100 £0
2001 Aston Villa Premier League 230 Unknown fee
2000 Aston Villa Premier League 361 Unknown fee
1999 Aston Villa Premier League 321 Unknown fee
1998 Aston Villa Premier League 380 Unknown fee
1997 Aston Villa Premier League 370 Unknown fee
1996 Aston Villa Premier League 381 Unknown fee
1995 Aston Villa Premier League 382 Unknown fee
1994 Aston Villa Premier League 80 Unknown fee
1994 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 50 £1,000,000
1993 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 120 Unknown fee
1992 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 240 Unknown fee
1991 Blackburn Rovers Sky Bet Championship 331 Unknown fee
1991 Blackpool Sky Bet League Two 120 £400,000
1990 Blackpool Sky Bet League Two 450 Unknown fee
1989 Blackpool Sky Bet League One 240 Unknown fee
1988 Blackpool Sky Bet League One 160 Unknown fee
1987 Blackpool Youth Sky Bet League One 10 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)61132/32 recorded1032/32 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerCarabao Cup1×1996
Runner-UpEmirates FA Cup1×2000
Playoff WinnerEnterprise National League North1×2010

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England002 / 0

Staff career

9
  1. Manchester United

    24 Sep 2025 – —

    Assistant Manager (U21 Team)

  2. Manchester City

    1 Jan 2014 – 31 Jan 2024

    Coach (Youth Teams)

  3. Southport

    15 May 2013 – 6 Dec 2013

    Manager First Team

  4. Blackpool

    18 Feb 2013 – 15 May 2013

    Coach (U18 Team)

  5. Blackpool

    11 Jan 2013 – 18 Feb 2013

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. Northwich Victoria

    8 May 2012 – 27 Nov 2012

    Manager First Team

  7. Northwich Victoria

    12 Feb 2012 – 8 May 2012

    Assistant Manager First Team

  8. Blackpool

    1 Jul 2011 – 12 Feb 2012

    Coach (U18 Team)

  9. Fleetwood Town

    1 Jul 2009 – 30 Jun 2011

    Player/Coach First Team

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

Career highlights

3

Favourite clubs

Aston Villa Player50

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, 13 Jul 2026.