Alan Maybury

Leeds United

Maybury was born in Dublin. As a youngster he was linked to Rangers and was anecdotally the first player from the Republic of Ireland to be offered a youth contract. However, he decided to start his senior career at Leeds United. Maybury played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team at the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Luxembourg. At Leeds he occasionally deputised for compatriot Gary Kelly in the right-back berth but predominantly spent his time in the reserves. In spite of his lack of competitive football during this period, he attained two caps for Republic of Ireland in friendly internationals. In an attempt to gain experience of regular first-team action, Maybury spent spells on loan at Reading and Crewe between 1999 and 2001. Returning to Elland Road, he also played in Leeds' 3–3 draw with Lazio in the UEFA Champions League, during which he suffered a serious knee injury due to a horror tackle by Pavel Nedvěd.

Hearts of Midlothian

Despite agreeing a new one-year deal, Maybury continued to find it hard to displace Gary Kelly and decided it was in his best interests to leave, with Craig Levein paying £130,000 to secure his services for Hearts in October 2001. He made his Hearts debut in a convincing 3–0 victory over St Johnstone later that month, and quickly became a first team regular. The club recorded successive third-place finishes in the SPL in 2002–03 and 2003–04. Although by…

Towards the end of his playing career, Maybury had taken coaching roles with Hibernian and Falkirk. He was appointed to a coaching position by St Johnstone in June 2018. He joined Kilmarnock as a coach in June 2021.

Edinburgh City

Maybury entered management with Scottish League Two club Edinburgh City on 24 March 2022, replacing Gary Naysmith on an interim basis for the final six matches of the 2021-22 season. He led the Citizens to Scottish League One for the first time in their history and was appointed permanently on 19 May 2022, signing a two-year deal. In his first full season, the club finished sixth in League One, their highest league position. On 3 October 2023, eight matches into the 2023–24 season, Maybury departed the club by mutual consent.

Stirling Albion

On 2 June 2024, Maybury was announced as manager of Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion as successor to Darren Young. Under Maybury, the Binos finished the 2024-25 season in sixth place. The club decided not to extend Maybury's contract beyond the end of the 2025-26 season and he departured on 2 April 2026, after two years in charge.

Player

A. ^Includes Football League Trophy: (Colchester), Champions League: (Leeds), UEFA Cup: (Hearts & Aberdeen) & Europa League: (Hibernian)

Managerial record

As of match played 28 March 2026

Initially caretaker of Edinburgh City and appointed permanently on 19 May 2022

Manager

Edinburgh City Scottish League One play-offs winners (1): 2021–22

Individual

SPFL League One Manager of the Month: 2022-23 (1): December 2022