Alasdair Charles Monk (born 8 November 1972) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Colchester United. He began his career at Everton and went onto play for Swedish club IFK Stromstad and later returned to England joining Norwich City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alasdair Charles Monk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1972[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989-1991 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991-1992 | IFK Stromstad | 10 | |
| 1991–1992 | Norwich City | ||
| 1992–1993 | Colchester United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Epsom, Monk began his career at Everton, from where he later joined Swedish club IFK Stromstad. He returned to England joining Norwich City, appearing for the reserve team. He was then brought in at Colchester United under Roy McDonough.[2] He made first team appearances in a Colchester shirt during a 4–2 Associate Members Cup defeat to Barnet on 21 December 1992 at Underhill.[3] He also appeared in a Conference Shield match on 6 October 1992 against Conference runners-up in the previous season Wycombe Wanderers. The game was an annual trophy held between the winner of the Conference and the FA Trophy, but as Colchester had completed the double, Wycombe were invited to face the U's. The match resulted in a 3–0 defeat.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Barnet 4–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.