Alan Combe
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Alan Combe is a Scottish
professional football goalkeeper.
Born in Edinburgh
, Combe played for Cowdenbeath
, St. Mirren
, Dundee United
, Bradford City
and Kilmarnock
. Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season. He was released by Kilmarnock on 31 January 2011.
Combe was named in the Scotland
squad on a few occasions but was not capped
. Combe did however appear for the Scotland B
team in 2005, playing in the second half of a 2–0 victory against Poland B.
Alan ended his football career with Clyde as an emergency keeper against Annan
on Sat, 12th Nov 2011 as Dundee Uniteds
loan keeper Felip Mentel was injured (Knee).
Combe joined Alloa Athletic
in August 2011 as a player coach
.
|1992–93
||Cowdenbeath
||rowspan="6"|Scottish First Division||18||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||18||0
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|1993–94
||rowspan="5"|St Mirren||16||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||16||0
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|1994–95
||21||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||21||0
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|1995–96
||21||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||21||0
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|1996–97
||36||0||colspan="2"|N/A||2||0||38||0
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|1997–98
||30||0||1||0||2||0||33||0
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|1998–99
||rowspan="3"|Dundee United
||rowspan="3"|Scottish Premier League
||10||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0
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|1999–2000
||35||0||4||0||4||0||43||0
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|2000–01
||23||0||colspan="2"|-||3||0||26||0
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|2001–02
||Bradford City
(loan)||Football League First Division
||16||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
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|2002–03
||Dundee United||Scottish Premier League||5||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||6||0
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|2003–04
||Bradford City
||Football League First Division||21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||22||0
|-
|2004–05
||rowspan="5"|Kilmarnock
||rowspan="5"|Scottish Premier League||32||0||3||0||2||0||37||0
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|2005–06
||32||0||1||0||2||0||35||0
|-
|2006–07
||11||0||0||0||2||0||13||0
|-
|2007–08
||37||0||1||0||2||0||40||0
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|2008–09
||34||0||2||0||3||0||39||0
251||15||22||3||19||4||1||0
120||13||9||1||4||0||0||0
371||28||31||4||23||4||1||0
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional football goalkeeper.
Born in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Combe played for Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
, St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
, Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
, Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
and Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
. Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season. He was released by Kilmarnock on 31 January 2011.
Combe was named in the Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
squad on a few occasions but was not capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
. Combe did however appear for the Scotland B
Scotland B national football team
The Scotland B national football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is a secondary football team of Scotland, run occasionally as support for the Scotland national football team as a second string side to the first team....
team in 2005, playing in the second half of a 2–0 victory against Poland B.
Alan ended his football career with Clyde as an emergency keeper against Annan
Annan Athletic F.C.
Annan Athletic Football Club are an association football club who compete in the Scottish Third Division. They are based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway...
on Sat, 12th Nov 2011 as Dundee Uniteds
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
loan keeper Felip Mentel was injured (Knee).
Combe joined Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic F.C.
Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....
in August 2011 as a player coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Career statistics
|-|1992–93
1992-93 in Scottish football
The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland.- Notable events:* Rangers completing a domestic treble of the Premier Division title, FA Cup and League Cup....
||Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
||rowspan="6"|Scottish First Division||18||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||18||0
|-
|1993–94
1993-94 in Scottish football
The 1993–94 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw several teams relegated from the 1st and 2nd divisions in preparation for the introduction of a 3rd division the following season.-Notable events:...
||rowspan="5"|St Mirren||16||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||16||0
|-
|1994–95
1994-95 in Scottish football
The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season seen the re-introduction of the Scottish 3rd division, after an absence of 26 years, and also the introduction of three points for a win being awarded instead of just two.-Notable events:*Raith Rovers...
||21||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||21||0
|-
|1995–96
1995-96 in Scottish football
The 1995–96 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Summary:Rangers won the Premier Division with a record 87 points, finishing four ahead of rivals Celtic. Aberdeen were third with 55 points ....
||21||0||colspan="2"|N/A||colspan="2"|N/A||21||0
|-
|1996–97
1996-97 in Scottish football
The 1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season seen a playoff system introduced between the 2nd bottom club in the Premier Division and the 2nd top club in Division One.-Scottish Premier Division:...
||36||0||colspan="2"|N/A||2||0||38||0
|-
|1997–98
1997-98 in Scottish football
The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic halted Rangers in their bid for a record 10-in-a-row.-Scottish Premier Division:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:...
||30||0||1||0||2||0||33||0
|-
|1998–99
1998-99 in Scottish football
The 1998–99 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.-Summary:The 1998–99 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.Rangers were...
||rowspan="3"|Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
||rowspan="3"|Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||10||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0
|-
|1999–2000
1999-00 in Scottish football
The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:...
||35||0||4||0||4||0||43||0
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|2000–01
2000-01 in Scottish football
The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock...
||23||0||colspan="2"|-||3||0||26||0
|-
|2001–02
2001-02 in English football
The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...
||Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
(loan)||Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
||16||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2002–03
2002-03 in Scottish football
The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and...
||Dundee United||Scottish Premier League||5||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||6||0
|-
|2003–04
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
||Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
||Football League First Division||21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||22||0
|-
|2004–05
2004-05 in Scottish football
The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2004:*6 July 2004 - Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000*1 July 2004 - Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman...
||rowspan="5"|Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
||rowspan="5"|Scottish Premier League||32||0||3||0||2||0||37||0
|-
|2005–06
2005-06 in Scottish football
The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2005:*1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill...
||32||0||1||0||2||0||35||0
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|2006–07
2006-07 in Scottish football
The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and...
||11||0||0||0||2||0||13||0
|-
|2007–08
2007-08 in Scottish football
The 2007-08 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Gretna were competing in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first ever season in the top-flight, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season.* Dunfermline Athletic...
||37||0||1||0||2||0||40||0
|-
|2008–09
2008-09 in Scottish football
The 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the...
||34||0||2||0||3||0||39||0
251||15||22||3||19||4||1||0
120||13||9||1||4||0||0||0
371||28||31||4||23||4||1||0