Alan Dunne

Alan James Dunne (born 23 August 1982) is an Irish football manager and former player who played as a right back. He played in the English Football League for Millwall and Leyton Orient as well as in non-league football for Bromley.

Alan Dunne

Personal information
Full name	Alan James Dunne[1]
Date of birth	(1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Right back[4]
Youth career
0000–2000	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2015	Millwall	341	(17)
2015–2017	Leyton Orient	13	(0)
2017–2020	Bromley	38	(0)
Total		392	(17)
Managerial career
2021	Bromley (caretaker)
2021–2025	Bromley (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Dunne was born in Dublin, County Dublin.^[5]

Career

Dunne started his career with Millwall's youth system, before signing a professional contract in March 2000.^[6] He made his first-team debut on 19 March 2002 against Sheffield United.^[7] At the end of the 2009–10 season, Dunne was awarded Player of the Year.^[8] He was sent off a record ten times for Millwall and also received 85 yellow cards in his Millwall career.^{[citation needed]} Dunne was released by Millwall at the end of the 2014–15 season after 22 years at the club.^[9]

On 27 July 2015, Dunne signed for newly relegated League Two club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract.^[10] He left Orient by mutual consent on 18 January 2017.^[11]

On 20 January 2017, Dunne signed for National League club Bromley.^[12] He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 home victory over Southport on 28 January.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2001–02[7]	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2002–03[14]	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2003–04[15]	First Division	8	0	0	0	1	0	—		9	0
	2004–05[16]	Championship	19	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	3
	2005–06[17]	Championship	40	0	1	0	4	2	—		45	2
	2006–07[18]	League One	32	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	36	7
	2007–08[19]	League One	19	3	2	1	1	0	1[a]	0	23	4
	2008–09[20]	League One	24	0	5	0	0	0	3[b]	0	32	0
	2009–10[21]	League One	32	2	4	1	2	0	1[a]	0	39	3
	2010–11[22]	Championship	39	0	0	0	3	1	—		42	1
	2011–12[23]	Championship	30	0	3	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2012–13[24]	Championship	25	1	4	0	0	0	—		29	1
	2013–14[25]	Championship	29	0	1	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2014–15[26]	Championship	39	2	2	0	1	0	—		42	2
	Total		341	17	26	3	16	3	5	0	388	23
Leyton Orient	2015–16[27]	League Two	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2016–17[27]	League Two	5	0	1	0	0	0	2[c]	0	8	0
	Total		13	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	18	0
Bromley	2016–17[13]	National League	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2017–18[13]	National League	16	0	3	0	—		0	0	19	0
	2018–19[13]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	2019–20[13]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		38	0	3	0	—		0	0	41	0
Career total			392	17	31	3	17	3	7	0	447	23

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in League One play-offs
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Bromley

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2017–18^[28]

Individual

• Millwall Player of the Year: 2009–10^[8]

Personal life

Dunne has been married to his wife Aimee since 2009, with whom he has had two children.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. "Alan Dunne: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
3. "Alan Dunne: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
4. "Alan Dunne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
5. "Alan Dunne". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
6. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
7. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
8. "Player of the season results". Millwall Online. Vital Network. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
9. "Lions publish released list". Millwall F.C. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
10. "Leyton Orient sign Cisak, Dunne, Essam and Shaw". BBC Sport. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
11. "Alan Dunne: Defender leaves Leyton Orient by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
12. "Bromley sign Alan Dunne, Brandon Hanlan and Aaron Hayden". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
13. "A. Dunne: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
14. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
15. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
16. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
17. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
18. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
19. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
20. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
21. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
22. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
23. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
24. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
25. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
26. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
27. "Games played by Alan Dunne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
28. Williams, Adam (20 May 2018). "FA Trophy final: Brackley Town beat Bromley 5–4 on penalties after 1–1 draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

• Profile at the Bromley F.C. website
• Alan Dunne at Soccerbase