Alan Biley became a prolific goalscorer for Cambridge which saw him net 82 goals in 185 matches which brought the attention of bigger clubs.
10 Facts About Alan Biley
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Alan Biley made his League of Ireland debut on 15 January 1989 at Cork City but only made one other appearance for Waterford.
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Alan Biley was appointed manager of Eastern Counties League club Ely City in 1998 after the club had finished as runners-up in the league the previous season.
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Alan Biley later managed Potton United and Barton Rovers before resigning after four months to take over at Diss Town.
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In February 2004, Alan Biley joined Kettering Town as assistant manager, working under his former Derby County colleague Kevin Wilson.
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Alan Biley had two spells as assistant manager of Kettering, separated by a short spell as caretaker manager of Spalding United in February 2006, before taking over as manager of Rothwell Town in November 2006.
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Alan Biley resigned from his post at Rothwell in May 2007.
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In 2007, Alan Biley was re-united with Wilson as he became assistant manager of Corby Town following a bad run on the back end of the year.
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In 2008, he went back to Spalding for a fourth time as manager; Spalding were on the verge of relegation to the United Counties League, but Alan Biley kept them in the Northern Premier League.
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On 3 January 2014 Alan Biley became assistant manager at struggling Southern League Premier Division club Bedford Town.