Alasdair Charles Monk (born 8 November 1972) is an English former

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who played as a

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for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He began his career at Everton and went onto play for Swedish club IFK Stromstad and later returned to England joining

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

Career

Born in

Epsom Epsom is the principal town of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. The ...

, 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

under

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. He made first team appearances in a Colchester shirt during a 4–2

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defeat to

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on 21 December 1992 at Underhill. He also appeared in a Conference Shield match on 6 October 1992 against

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runners-up in the previous season

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. The game was an annual trophy held between the winner of the Conference and the

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, but as Colchester had completed the double, Wycombe were invited to face the U's. The match resulted in a 3–0 defeat.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monk, Alasdair 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Epsom English footballers Association football goalkeepers Everton F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players