Alan William Fettis was born on 1 February 1971 and is a Northern Ireland former professional footballer and goalkeeping coach at Championship side Middlesbrough.
14 Facts About Alan Fettis
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Alan Fettis notably played for Hull City and York City having had spells with Glentoran, Ards, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town and Bury.
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Alan Fettis was a firm fans' favourite whilst at Hull City, and on occasion found himself playing as a striker due to injuries at the club, and bagged himself a couple of goals in the process.
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Alan Fettis later rejoined his manager at Hull, Terry Dolan at York City, where his saves were credited by many fans with keeping York in the league during a period in which they struggled financially.
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Alan Fettis was signed by Bury on a 12-month deal in June 2006, but broke his right arm in a League Cup defeat against former side Sheffield United on 19 September.
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Alan Fettis was appointed as assistant goalkeeping coach at Derby County in July 2007.
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In November 2008, Alan Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach and chief scout at Cheltenham Town.
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In July 2009, Alan Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach at Sunderland.
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Alan Fettis joined Manchester United in January 2011 as a goalkeeping coach for the club's Academy teams.
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In July 2011, Alan Fettis made an appearance for Manchester United Reserves after both reserve keepers fell ill before a match against Shrewsbury Town.
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Alan Fettis made me keep going and stopped me when I was thinking about bringing my career to an end.
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In 2019, after the sudden departure of Emilio Alvarez from the club, Alan Fettis temporarily stepped up to first team duties to support senior goalkeeping coach Richard Hartis.
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Alan Fettis returned to his role in the academy after the appointment of Craig Mawson from Burnley.
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Alan Fettis was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, under-16, under-17, under-18, B and senior levels.