- Alan Tate (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername= Alan Tate
fullname = Alan Tate
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|9|2
cityofbirth = dn|Easington
countryofbirth =England ,United Kingdom
height = 6'1" (185 cm)
currentclub = Swansea City
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2004
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003
2004-
clubs = Manchester United
→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
→ Swansea City (loan)
→ Swansea City (loan)
Swansea City
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
7 (1)
27 (0)
9 (0)
142 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 31 July 2008 [cite web
title=Soccerbase: Alan Tate
work=Soccerbase
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=28936
accessdate=12 December
accessyear=2006 ]
ntupdate =Alan Tate (born
2 September 1982 in dn|Easington,England ) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in League One.Tate began his career as a trainee at Manchester United, earning himself a professional contract. Although he went on the captain United's reserve team including such players as
Quinton Fortune ,Luke Chadwick andChris Eagles , he failed to break into the first team. Tate enjoyed a loan spell at Royal Antwerp before spending two loan periods at Swansea City, playing a major role in the club's battle against relegation fromthe Football League in the 2002/03 season. He joined the club on a permanent basis on6 February 2004 .Initially a centre back, Tate made a successful transition to the right-back slot. He further showed his versatility by playing several games in the centre of midfield during an injury crisis at the club during the 2005/06 season, which saw him named as the club's Player of the Year.
Tate was in the Swansea City team which won the
Football League Trophy final against Carlisle United on2 April 2006 . After the final whistle, he and fellow playerLee Trundle were photographed holding Welsh flag bearing the words "Fuck Off Cardiff" which was apparently thrown onto the pitch. The pair claimed not to know that it bore insulting words. On24 June 2006 , both players were fined a week's wages and warned as to their future conduct by theFootball Association of Wales , having already received police cautions for public order offences [cite web
title=Swans pair handed one-match bans
work=BBC News
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/5116582.stm
accessdate=July 1
accessyear=2006 ] .Swansea City reached the League One play-off final against Barnsley on
27 May 2006 . After a 2-2 draw, the game went to a penalty shootout. With Swansea trailing 4-3, Tate missed the decisive fifth penalty, sealing Barnsley's promotion.Notes
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