Alun Armstrong (footballer)

Alun Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Alun Armstrong[1]
Date of birth (1975-02-22) 22 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1993 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1994–1998 Stockport County 160 (49)
1998–2000 Middlesbrough 29 (9)
2000Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
2000–2004 Ipswich Town 79 (14)
2003–2004Bradford City (loan) 6 (1)
2004–2005 Darlington 32 (9)
2005–2006 Rushden & Diamonds 9 (0)
2006Doncaster Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2006–2007 Darlington 29 (1)
2007 Newcastle Blue Star 1 (0)
Total 357 (83)
Managerial career
2016–2019 Blyth Spartans
2019–2023 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Alun Armstrong (born 22 February 1975) is an English former professional footballer and manager, he recently managed Darlington. During his playing career, Armstrong operated primarily as a forward.

His career as a player, which ran between 1993 and 2007, included spells at Newcastle United, Stockport County, Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town, two spells at Darlington, Rushden & Diamonds and concluding it with a brief spell at Newcastle Blue Star. He has also enjoyed loan spells at Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers.

Armstrong entered into club management in 2016, joining Blyth Spartans, achieving promotion to the National League North in his first season in charge. He left the club in 2019, agreeing to join Darlington as their new manager.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.