Alan Kernaghan

Infobox Football biography


playername = Alan Kernaghan
fullname = Alan Kernaghan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|4|25
cityofbirth = Otley
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Rangers (Youth coach)
height = height|ft=6|in=2
nickname =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1985–1993
1991
1993–1997
1994
1996
1997
1997–2001
2001
2001–2004
2004
2005–2006
2006
clubs = Middlesbrough
→ Charlton (loan)
Manchester City
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ St. Johnstone (loan)
St. Johnstone
Brechin City
Clyde
Livingston
Falkirk
Dundee
caps(goals) = 202 (16)
013 0(0)
063 0(1)
011 0(0)
005 0(0)
012 0(1)
060 0(5)
003 0(0)
063 0(3)
004 0(0)
009 0(0)
00? 0(?)
manageryears = 2002–2004
2005–2006
managerclubs = Clyde
Dundee
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Northern Ireland Schoolboys
Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) =
026 0(0)

Alan Kernaghan (born April 25, 1967 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is an English-born Irish former footballer. Since retiring he has become a coach and manager. Since January 2007 he has been a youth coach at Rangers.

Kernaghan began his playing career as an apprentice at Middlesbrough, and went on to make 212 appearances during an eight-year period, scoring 16 goals. In September 1993, Kernaghan was signed for Manchester City by then-boss Brian Horton. He went on loan to various clubs—Bolton Wanderers in 1994, Bradford City in 1996, and then to St. Johnstone in 1997. The Saints signed him on a permanent deal just before the end of the year, after he was given a free transfer from Manchester City. He enjoyed four years at McDiarmid Park, making 60 league appearances and scoring five goals. Kernaghan then joined Brechin City, but his spell there was short as he made only three competitive appearances for the Glebe Park club. He then moved to Clyde, where he started as a player but was promoted to a player/manager role in the 2003–04 season. He guided Clyde to a second-placed finish in the First Division, behind Inverness Caley Thistle, a division which they led for the majority of the season. Kernaghan made 63 appearances for Clyde as a player, scoring three goals. His next move was to Livingston as assistant manager to Allan Preston. Kernaghan was on a player/assistant manager role at the club, making four first team appearances for Livingston, but he was sacked along with Preston after a poor run of results. Kernaghan next moved to Falkirk, where he took up a player/coach role. He made nine appearances for the Bairns but left the club on 2 September 2005, to take up the role as manager of Dundee. He was removed from the post, after an unsuccessful spell, in April 2006.

Trivia

Kernaghan suffers from diabetes, which could have forced him to quit playing.

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=4153 Kernaghan's profile at Soccerbase]
* [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=63&id=65342007 Interview regarding nationality]