Alan Gough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newbridge Town | |||
| –1989 | Suncroft | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Fulham | 3 | (0) |
| 1993 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Galway United | 27 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Shelbourne | 158 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Glentoran | 103 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Derry City | 49 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Galway United | 104 | (0) |
| 2008 | Bray Wanderers | 22 | (0) |
| 2009 | Longford Town | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 470 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Longford Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Gough (born 10 March 1971) is an Irish former football player and manager. He was most recently player-manager of Longford Town.
His clubs included Portsmouth, Galway United, Fulham, Shelbourne, Glentoran, Derry City and Bray Wanderers.
Playing career
Alan Gough was born in Watford, England but raised in Cutbush, County Kildare. He first took to goalkeeping when playing Gaelic football.
I was actually a better Gaelic footballer than I was a goal keeper. I was the same height at 16 as I am now (5 feet 11 inches). If I had stayed with it I would have done a bit of damage.
His ability as a keeper saw him break into the Newbridge Town football team at fifteen years old. In his second season, the club won the Leinster Junior League Premier Division and two cup competitions.[1]
He began his career initially as an apprentice with Portsmouth before moving back to Ireland with Galway United in 1993.[2] After eighteen months with Galway, he joined Shelbourne, with whom he spent five highly successful seasons. In the 1996 FAI Cup Final he was sent off at Lansdowne Road.[3]
In July 1999, Gough made the switch to Glentoran and had an excellent first season, winning three winners medals in the process. He was in terrific form in the Irish Cup Final and played a large part in the victory. He finished his career as team captain at Galway United at the end of the 2006 season but continued to play in 2007 as an emergency goalkeeper as well as his assistant manager role. On 31 March 2008, he was sacked from Galway United along with the rest of the management team.
He won numerous major honours both north and south of the Irish border. They include five under-21 international caps with the Republic of Ireland in the early 1990s, youth caps, FAI Cup medals and League Cup medals.[4][5]
On 22 May 2008, he was signed by Bray Wanderers as a player.[6][7]
Managerial career
On 22 December 2008, Gough was announced as new manager of Longford Town.[8] While managing Longford Gough was forced to don the goalkeeping gloves for a spell due to the lack of a regular custodian[9]
Gough resigned[10] as manager of Longford Town on 24 May 2009 following a poor run of results.
Honours
Shelbourne
- FAI Cup: 1996, 1997
- League of Ireland Cup: 1995–96
Glentoran
Derry City
- FAI Cup: 2002
References
- ^ a b c "Combination of legend, maturity and confidence". The Irish Times. 11 May 1996. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Alan Gough | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Mayo football club announces new manager". Connaught Telegraph. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Gough to stay for rest of season". Irish Independent. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Bray Sign Gough, retrieved 28 April 2009
- ^ O'Flaherty, Deniese (7 March 2009). "Longford Town in safe hands with Gough". extratime.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Alan Gough appointed new Longford Town manager, retrieved 28 April 2009
- ^ Longford Town 0 – 1 Athlone Town, archived from the original on 23 July 2011, retrieved 28 April 2009
- ^ Alan Gough resigns as Longford Town manager – extratime.ie, archived from the original on 27 May 2009, retrieved 24 May 2009