Alan Blayney

Alan Blayney
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Larne (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1997–2001 Glentoran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Southampton 3 (0)
2002Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2003AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2 (0)
2005Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 4 (0)
2005Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (0)
2005Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2006–2007 Doncaster Rovers 24 (0)
2007 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2007 Bohemians 3 (0)
2008–2009 Ballymena United 32 (0)
2009–2014 Linfield 118 (0)
2014Ards (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Glenavon 17 (0)
2015–2017 Ballymena United 34 (0)
2017 Dundela 4 (0)
2017 Warrenpoint Town 6 (0)
2018 Ballyclare Comrades 5 (0)
Total 281 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Northern Ireland U21 5 (0)
2006–2011 Northern Ireland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Blayney (born 9 October 1981) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is now the first team goalkeeper coach at NIFL Premiership side Larne.

Beginning his professional career with Southampton in the Premier League where he made three appearances, Blayney had additional loan spells with Stockport County, AFC Bournemouth, Rushden & Diamonds and Brighton & Hove Albion (twice). He then spent just over a year with Doncaster Rovers before having successive quick spells with Oldham Athletic and Bohemians, before returning to his native Northern Ireland with Ballymena United. After one season he moved to Linfield where he won three league titles and three Irish Cups. He subsequently played for Glenavon, Ballymena United again, Dundela, Warrenpoint Town and Ballyclare Comrades before retiring.

He also represented Northern Ireland at international level and under-21 level, winning five caps for both sides.