Alan Main

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Alan Main
Personal information
Full name Alan Main
Date of birth December 5, 1967 (1967-12-05) (age 40)
Place of birth    Elgin, Scotland
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club St. Johnstone
Youth clubs
Elgin City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986-1995
1988
1988
1995-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007-		 Dundee United
→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
→ East Stirlingshire (loan)
St. Johnstone
Livingston
Gretna
St. Johnstone		 152 (0)
003 (0)
002 (0)
233 (0)
015 (0)
059 (0)
033 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:06, 21 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Alan David Main (born December 5, 1967 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland) is a Scottish football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish First Division side St. Johnstone.

Main began his professional career with Dundee United, making his debut as a 19 year old. He spent nine years at Tannadice, mostly under manager Jim McLean, even making Andy Roxburgh's Scotland squad. Due to make his debut against Malta, he hurt his back and required an operation that kept him out of action for nine months.

Main signed for Dundee United's Tayside rivals St. Johnstone in 1995 as competition for Saints' then first-choice goalkeeper, Andy Rhodes.

Known for his long kicks and dribbling skills outside his box, Main signed a three-year deal with the Perth club in 1997 and was again called up to the Scotland squad (this time by Craig Brown) not long afterwards. He made the substitutes' bench twice, but with Jim Leighton and Andy Goram ahead of him in the pecking order, he never took to the field.

Main broke his leg in a September 2001 game against Motherwell and was out of the game for eight months. He made his comeback the following September, but due to his high wages, he was sold for a nominal fee to Livingston in 2002.

He joined Gretna on a three-year deal in 2004 and won promotion to the Premier League in 2006-07. On March 6, 2007, two months before Gretna's promotion to the top flight, it was announced that Main had signed a pre-contract agreement with his former club St. Johnstone for a two-year deal.[1]

Main guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Hibernian in July 2005.[1]

[edit] Honours

Dundee United
1986-87
1990-91
St. Johnstone
1996-97
1998-99
2007-08
Livingston
2003-04
Gretna
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2005-06

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Main and Bingham to exit Gretna

[edit] External links

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