Alan Stubbs (born October 6, 1971 in Kirkby) is an English footballer who currently plays for Everton. He is an experienced central defender.

His started his career at Bolton Wanderers, making over 200 appearances for the club before moving to Celtic in May 1996. He won several medals with Celtic including the domestic treble and twice overcoming testicular cancer.

He joined Everton in July 2001. On his arrival at Goodison Park, Stubbs stated it had always been his dream to play for the club, and wanted to return home to his native Merseyside with his wife Mandy.

Alan quickly became a regular member of the team and excelled during his first season. Stubbs continued to be a consistent performer in the heart of the Toffees defence during the 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons.

The 2004/05 season was another successful campaign for Stubbs. Although a shoulder injury kept him out in April, he made 36 appearances and even rose from defence to score - in a 2-1 win against Portsmouth. He was set to continue as a vital part of the squad in 2005/06, but refused to sign a new contract as the club were willing to offer him only a one-year deal, and later revelations suggested a "cancer clause" in the contract that Stubbs was unhappy with. He signed for Sunderland on the 2nd August, 2005.

Generally, Stubbs' time with Sunderland was an unhappy one. Despite a promising start, Stubbs form dipped, and he often found himself out of the team. In the weeks leading up to the January transfer window, Stubbs was constantly linked with a move back to Everton, and was spotted by the Sky Sports cameras at Goodison Park when Sunderland weren't playing. This lead to a fierce denial from Stubbs, claiming he was only at Goodison because his daughter was an Everton fan. However, Stubbs' final appearance at the Stadium of Light was to be the 3-0 victory over Northwich Victoria in the F.A. Cup, and Stubbs returned to Everton shortly after. Upon re-signing, Stubbs claimed his time spent at Sunderland was like "being injured for 6 months", and said the cancer clause incident was an "unfortunate mistake." He later went on to say his denial over the transfer was a lie, and that he had cheered when new team-mate Tim Cahill scored a last minute winner for Everton against Sunderland on New Year's Eve - whilst Stubbs was still a Sunderland player. This left him very unpopular with the Sunderland faithful, who booed his every touch during the 2-2 draw with Everton on April 1 2006.

Alan Stubbs' return to Everton coincided with Everton's return to winning ways. He is a big asset both on the pitch and in the dressing room.

Stubbs accepted a new one year deal during the summer, his new contract runs out at the end of the 2006/07 season.

Career Summary

1971 births | Bolton Wanderers F.C. players | Celtic F.C. players | English footballers | Current English Premiership players | FA Premier League players | Everton F.C. players | Living people | Sunderland A.F.C. players

Alan Stubbs