Alan Pardew
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who most recently managed Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki.
Pardew's highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final three times: as a player with Crystal Palace in 1990 and as a manager with West Ham United in 2006 and in 2016 when his Crystal Palace side lost to Manchester United. He has also achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Palace and as a manager with Reading and West Ham. He managed Newcastle United from 2010 to 2014.
As manager of Newcastle, Pardew won both the Premier League Manager of the Season and the LMA Manager of the Year awards for the 2011–12 season after guiding the Magpies to European football for the first time since the club's return to the Premier League. He later managed Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion and ADO Den Haag, as well as working as a Sky Sports pundit for the 2017–18 Premier League season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Playing careerEdit
Early careerEdit
Pardew was born in Wimbledon, London.<ref name=Hugman/> He started his career as a part-time player in non-League football at Whyteleafe and Epsom & Ewell, while working as a glazier.<ref name="Guardian profile"/> At one stage, he gave up football for six months while working in the Middle East,<ref name="Guardian profile">Template:Cite news</ref> but he returned to football at Corinthian Casuals, before later having spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town.Template:Citation needed Pardew was also in the England semi-professional squad during this time.<ref name="Charlton profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
Crystal PalaceEdit
Pardew moved to Second Division club Crystal Palace in 1987 for a fee of £7,500.<ref name="Charlton profile"/> In 1989, he helped Palace win promotion to the First Division after beating Blackburn Rovers in the play-offs.Template:Citation needed The following year, in 1990, he scored the winning goal as Palace beat Liverpool 4–3 after extra time in the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then played in both the final and the final replay as Palace lost to Manchester United.<ref name="Charlton profile"/>
Palace continued to impress in the First Division, and in 1990–91 secured their highest-ever league finish of third, with Pardew also featuring as Palace beat Everton to win the Full Members' Cup at Wembley Stadium.<ref name="zenith">Template:Cite news</ref>
Later careerEdit
Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic in November 1991, and was Charlton's top scorer in the 1992–93 season with ten goals.<ref name="Charlton profile"/> In 1995, Pardew appeared four times on loan at Tottenham Hotspur in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.<ref name=tottstoto>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in the team who suffered the heaviest loss in Spurs' history, when they lost 8–0 away to German side 1. FC Köln.<ref name=tottstoto/> Spurs had fielded a team made up of reserves and loanees, including Pardew, for their final group game in Cologne.<ref name="Charlton profile"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
After rejecting an opportunity to play in Hong Kong,<ref name="Charlton profile"/> Pardew then moved to Barnet, and became a player-coach under manager Terry Bullivant.Template:Citation needed When Bullivant moved to Reading in 1997, he took Pardew with him as reserve-team manager.<ref name="Guardian profile"/>
International careerEdit
At international level, Pardew was a member of the England semi-professional squad during his time playing in English non-League football for Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town.Template:Citation needed
Managerial careerEdit
ReadingEdit
Pardew's first experience as manager came in March 1998 when he was appointed as caretaker after the departure of Bullivant.<ref name=Palace>Template:Cite news</ref> His first match in charge was against Huddersfield Town on 21 March 1998, which Reading lost 0–2.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the appointment of Tommy Burns, he remained as reserve team manager until the end of the 1998–99 season, when Reading disbanded their reserve team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nevertheless, he was promoted to manager of the club after a successful spell as caretaker in 1999.Template:Citation needed He turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his régime to increase the fitness of the squad.Template:Citation needed
Pardew's Reading side lost 3–2 to Walsall in a Division Two play-off final at the end of the 2000–01 season, but this was redeemed the next season as the club achieved automatic promotion to Division One.Template:Citation needed Pardew's first season in the higher division was impressive, as the club finished fourth.Template:Citation needed They lost in the play-offs again, this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers.<ref name=ReadingFC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
West Ham UnitedEdit
Early into the 2003–04 season, West Ham United asked Reading permission to appoint Pardew as their new manager.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although Reading refused permission, Pardew resigned from his position on 10 September 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Eventually, a compromise agreement was reached, allowing Pardew to become manager at West Ham.<ref name="Pardew free to join West Ham">Template:Cite news</ref>
Pardew's first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 2004–05 season, West Ham struggled to find promotion form, with Pardew coming under pressure from the club's supporters.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> West Ham eventually succeeded in gaining promotion to the Premier League after defeating Preston North End in the play-off final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pardew guided the Hammers to ninth place in the Premier League in the 2005–06 season, which culminated in an appearance in the final of the FA Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After drawing 3–3 with Liverpool at the end of extra time, West Ham lost on penalties,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> resulting in the second FA Cup final defeat of Pardew's career.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2006–07 season, Pardew was criticised after seeing West Ham through their worst run of defeats in over 70 years, which included an exit from the UEFA Cup to Palermo in the first round,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and a League Cup defeat to Chesterfield.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> West Ham's new owners stated their support for Pardew,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but on 11 December 2006, following a 4–0 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers the previous weekend, Pardew was dismissed by the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Charlton AthleticEdit
Pardew's absence from management lasted less than two weeks, after which he was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic on 24 December 2006, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.<ref name=Charlton>Template:Cite news</ref> He took over with Charlton in 19th place in the Premier League, with just 12 points and a minus – 20 goal difference, the lowest in the league.Template:Citation needed Although Charlton's form improved under Pardew,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> he was unable to keep Charlton up, resulting in the first relegation of his career, both as a player and manager.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
To spearhead their return to the Premier League, Pardew signed Chris Iwelumo and Luke Varney in the 2007–08 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> But Charlton failed to mount a serious promotion challenge, and finished the season in eleventh place.Template:Citation needed This put Pardew under pressure entering the 2008–09 season, but Charlton started the season off well with victories over Reading and Swansea City.Template:Citation needed Charlton's form, however, quickly deteriorated and they were near the foot of the table after eight games without a win.Template:Citation needed After a 5–2 home defeat to Sheffield United, hundreds of supporters remained for more than an hour to condemn their manager, chanting, "We want Pardew out" and "We want our club back" after Charlton had slipped into the Championship's bottom three.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 22 November 2008, Pardew parted company with Charlton by mutual consent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
SouthamptonEdit
Pardew was named the new manager of Southampton on 17 July 2009,<ref name="Southampton boss">Template:Cite news</ref> after the new owner Markus Liebherr had taken over the club and dismissed Mark Wotte a day after completing the deal to save the Saints.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pardew's first signing for the club was Dan Harding, who signed on a free transfer after being released by Ipswich Town.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His first league match in charge was against Millwall on 8 August 2009, which ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He brought many new signings to the club, including League One strikers Rickie Lambert and Lee Barnard, the first of whom cost £1 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pardew led his side up the League One table, and, despite their ten-point deduction, their challenge for a playoff place was kept alive until there were just two league games remaining.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pardew led Southampton to the 2010 League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, where they won 4–1 against Carlisle United.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The win gave the club their first trophy since 1976.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Five months later, Pardew was dismissed by the club,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> amidst reports of low staff morale and conflicts between Pardew and club chairman Nicola Cortese.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Newcastle UnitedEdit
On 6 December 2010, Chris Hughton was dismissed as manager of Newcastle United.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Three days later, the club confirmed Pardew as the club's new manager on a five-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Sky Sports reported that, of 40,000 fans taking part in a poll on who should become the next manager, Pardew only received the backing of 5.5% of voters.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Pardew stated: "I'm not a Geordie of course, but I'm a football person with a love of the game and I can assure you I bring great drive, desire and commitment to the job. Chris Hughton did a great job last season, guiding the club back to the Premier League, and he continued that good work this season. It is my aim to build on that now and take this club forward."<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> He acknowledged that he would face a battle to win over players and supporters, and that other managers had texted him to say "you must be mad going there", but he declared, "It's one of the top five clubs in England. It's a daunting prospect but something I couldn't turn down."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In his first game in charge, Pardew led Newcastle to a 3–1 win over Liverpool at St James' Park on 11 December 2010, with goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the club's first home match of 2011, he achieved a notable 5–0 victory over his former club West Ham.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He brought in his own coaching staff in the form of John Carver as assistant manager,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> who had worked as assistant to Sir Bobby Robson six years earlier.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Andy Woodman was also Pardew's appointment as goalkeeping coach.Template:Citation needed Soon after, however, Pardew suffered one of the biggest upsets in the club's history as Newcastle went down 3–1 to League Two side Stevenage in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The following month, however, Pardew led the Magpies to a 4–4 draw with Arsenal in a match at St James' Park on 5 February 2011. Newcastle were 4–0 down at half-time, only to come back to level the match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This has been seen as one of the most remarkable comebacks in Premier League history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He secured Newcastle's safety in the Premier League with a 2–1 win over Birmingham City on 7 May 2011, with the club in mid-table.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This result was followed by a 2–2 draw at Chelsea and a 3–3 draw against West Bromwich Albion at St James' Park.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In this match, however, they let a 3–0 goal lead slip, meaning they would finish outside the top ten in 12th place.
In the summer of 2011, Pardew brought many French-speaking players to the club, including Yohan Cabaye, Sylvain Marveaux and Demba Ba.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the start of the 2011–12 season, Pardew led Newcastle to their best start to a Premier League campaign in 17 years, with an unbeaten run of eleven matches in all competitions.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
In January 2012, Pardew signed striker Papiss Cissé from Bundesliga club Freiburg.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was another pivotal signing in the resurgence of Newcastle, as he scored 13 goals in twelve games.
Two days prior to the final match of the season, Pardew won the Premier League Manager of the Season award, becoming the first Newcastle manager to achieve this.<ref name="BBC Sport">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was given the award after an impressive season with Newcastle, where he guided them to a European place for the following season. He also won the League Managers Association Manager of the Year award, which made him the first and only English manager to win the two individual awards in a single Premier League season.<ref name="LMAWINNER">Template:Cite news</ref> On 27 September 2012, Pardew signed an eight-year contract extension with the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
During the 2013 January transfer window, Pardew signed a number of players from the French Ligue 1 – including internationals such as Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Mathieu Debuchy and Moussa Sissoko – to help boost Newcastle's chances.Template:Citation needed The new signings helped Pardew to guide Newcastle to their first European quarter-final in eight years, as they defeated Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0 on aggregate.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 14 April 2013, Pardew's Newcastle side lost 3–0 to Sunderland at St James' Park, Newcastle's biggest home defeat to Sunderland since Bill McGarry's side lost 4–1 in February 1979.Template:Citation needed On 6 December 2013, Pardew was awarded the November Premier League Manager of the Month award, after guiding Newcastle to four wins out of four.<ref name="BBC SportM">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He followed this up with the club's first win at Old Trafford in 41 years, defeating Manchester United 0–1 on 7 December 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Newcastle's form since the turn of the year into the end of season 2013–14 was described by the regional press as "a total collapse",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> with the club losing 15 of 21 competitive fixtures.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Fans' discontent boiled over in the final home match of the season on 3 May, when Pardew (and club owner Ashley) received vocal and sustained abuse from the stands despite a 3–0 victory over Cardiff City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Chronicle newspaper commented: "This was arguably the worst personal abuse a Newcastle manager has had to endure at any game. It was an excruciating afternoon for all concerned."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite this, he retained the trust of owner Mike Ashley, with the press, including the Chronicle, reporting that he would be given a chance to rebuild the side for the 2014–15 season.<ref name="AnotherseasonforPards">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="AnotherseasonforPards2">Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2014, with the club in bottom place in the Premier League, some fans created a website, Sackpardew.com, to instigate his dismissal.Template:Citation needed Protests were also planned before a game against Hull City, which included the printing of 30,000 A4 sheets calling for his dismissal.<ref name="SackPardew.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2014, Pardew guided Newcastle to six consecutive wins in all competitions, the second time he had done so during his time as manager at the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 6 December 2014, Pardew's side ended Chelsea's unbeaten start to the season in all competitions, as Newcastle beat them 2–1 at St James' Park.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 12 December 2014, Pardew was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month award for November 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 29 December 2014, after the dismissal of Neil Warnock, Pardew was given permission to talk to Crystal Palace on the club's managerial vacancy, with compensation agreed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A day later, John Carver assumed first-team managerial duties, with Pardew absent from training.<ref name=Newcastle>Template:Cite news</ref>
Crystal PalaceEdit
On 3 January 2015, Pardew was confirmed as the new Crystal Palace manager, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club after a compensation package of £3.5 million was agreed.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Two days later, in his first match in charge, Palace won 4–0 away to Conference club Dover Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His first league match in charge was a 2–1 home win against Tottenham Hotspur.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Crystal Palace continued in fine form under Pardew with two successive wins, including a 3–2 victory over Southampton to advance into the fifth round of the FA Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His first defeat in charge was a 0–1 home loss to Everton on 31 January 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pardew went on to guide Crystal Palace to their best ever Premier League finish of tenth place.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Daily Mirror reported that Pardew was the first manager to take over a Premier League club in the relegation zone and eventually guide them to a top half finish; and that "Pardew has a legitimate claim to keeping two teams up this campaign" with Newcastle "staying up on the final day of the season – surviving really only on their early season form".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The 2015–16 season started well for Pardew – wins over teams such as Chelsea, Aston Villa and Liverpool meant there was talk of a UEFA Europa League spot early in the campaign.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After 19 games, the season's midpoint, Palace sat in fifth position in the Premier League, and looked well positioned to challenge for said European spot going into the New Year of 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
However, this target would ultimately not be reached, as Palace made a dismal start to 2016. They embarked on a 14-game winless run, which came to a halt with a 1–0 win over Norwich City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They would only win one other league game throughout the entire season – a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on the penultimate match day of the season,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> enough to keep the club in the division by finishing 15th. Despite the poor league form, Pardew and his team qualified for the 2015–16 FA Cup final after a 2–1 win over Watford, thanks to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They subsequently lost the cup final 2–1 to Manchester United.
After a poor start to the 2016–17 season, and poor results overall in the 2016 calendar year, Pardew was dismissed as manager on 22 December 2016; Palace had won only six matches of 36 played in 2016.<ref name="CPFC2016">Template:Cite news</ref> They had won one in eleven, and were placed 17th in the Premier League table at the time of his dismissal. Palace chairman Steve Parish said Pardew's "expansive style of football hasn't worked", and, "Now we're going to wind the dial back the other way".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="PardewAllardyce">Template:Cite news</ref>
West Bromwich AlbionEdit
On 29 November 2017, Pardew was appointed as the new manager of Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, replacing the dismissed Tony Pulis, signing a contract lasting until the end of the 2019–20 season. "I'm thrilled with the opportunity to work with a talented group", he said. "The immediate challenge will be to get the results we need to pull ourselves up the table. But I'm aware that while I'm joining one of the great, traditional clubs of English football, it is one determined to go forward in the Premier League." John Carver joined the coaching staff as assistant manager, having previously worked under Pardew at Newcastle United.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In his debut game in charge, the club drew 0–0 at The Hawthorns, against his previous club Crystal Palace.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 2 April 2018, West Bromwich Albion and Pardew mutually parted company after he had been manager for four months. At the time, Albion had gone ten games without a win, were on a run of eight successive defeats and were bottom of the Premier League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ADO Den HaagEdit
On 24 December 2019, Pardew was announced as the new head coach of ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Eredivisie, signing a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He took charge of eight league games, winning one, before play was halted in the Netherlands on 12 March due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Den Haag were seven points from safety in the 2019–20 Eredivisie before the season was cancelled with no relegation.<ref name=bonus>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Amidst reports that he was due a £100,000 bonus for avoiding relegation, he said: "In this difficult period, I would always return any bonus to the club, which will certainly find a good destination for it".<ref name=bonus/> He left the club on 28 April 2020 after both parties mutually agreed to not extend his contract beyond the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
CSKA SofiaEdit
On 23 November 2020, he was appointed аdviser on football matters, to the owners of CSKA Sofia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2022, Pardew took charge of the first team following the resignation of the manager Stoycho Mladenov.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His debut game as manager was a 0–0 home draw in the First League against Levski Sofia on 17 April.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pardew lost his second league game, against Ludogorets Razgrad by a score of 5–0, marking the biggest defeat for CSKA in the season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> CSKA Sofia were also defeated in the Bulgarian Cup Final by archrivals Levski Sofia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 1 June 2022, Pardew left CSKA as manager and technical director after bananas were thrown towards CSKA's black players by their own supporters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His assistant, Alex Dyer, who is black, also left.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Aris ThessalonikiEdit
On 14 September 2022, Pardew was appointed as the new manager of Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, replacing Germán Burgos. He signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He left the club on 23 February 2023 by mutual consent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ControversiesEdit
Template:Criticism section Pardew has been involved in several controversial issues and events during his managerial career which are listed below:
- In September 2003, Pardew resigned from Reading after being refused permission to become manager at West Ham. Reading's chairman John Madejski attempted to create an injunction in the High Court to prevent him from moving to West Ham. Eventually Reading's legal action was dropped, and Pardew joined West Ham after a period of gardening leave.<ref name="Pardew free to join West Ham"/>
- In March 2006, Pardew had a dispute with Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, after he criticised Arsenal for failing to field an English player in their UEFA Champions League win against Real Madrid.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wenger suggested that Pardew was being xenophobic,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a claim Pardew denied, citing his marriage to a Swedish woman.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In November 2006, Pardew had another dispute with Wenger after celebrating West Ham's win over Arsenal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wenger claimed he was provoked into pushing Pardew after Pardew's celebrations at West Ham's late win.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wenger also refused to shake Pardew's hand at the final whistle, as is customary. Wenger was later fined by the FA,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while Pardew was cleared of the charges in January 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In October 2007, Pardew intervened on the pitch in a match against Hull City to try to break up a confrontation between Charlton and Hull players after Lloyd Sam and Ian Ashbee were sent-off. Pardew denied he made the situation worse by intervening.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In March 2009, Pardew stated on Match of the Day 2 that Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien "absolutely rapes" Manchester City player Ched Evans during a midfield tussle for the ball, in the sense that he bested him physically.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The BBC explained why there was no on-air apology, saying: "What Alan Pardew said was misheard, it was thought he used the word 'rakes.'".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- On the opening day of the 2012–13 Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur, Pardew pushed an official after an incident in which the ball appeared to go over the touchline, but the referee deemed it to still be in play. Pardew later apologised, citing his behaviour as "ridiculous".<ref name="linopush">Template:Cite news</ref>
- In January 2014, during the Premier League match against Manchester City, Pardew verbally abused opposition manager Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini initially confronted Pardew on the touchline and accused Pardew of frivolously contesting every decision by the referee and was trying to dishonestly deceive the officials even when it was an obvious decision in City's favour. After the initial skirmish, Pardew was caught on Sky Sports television cameras calling Pellegrini "a fucking old cunt". Pardew later apologised only after being confronted by journalists about his abusive language.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pellegrini shrugged off the incident but said he disagreed with Pardew's approach to contesting every decision by the referee.<ref name="pellipardew">Template:Cite news</ref>
- In March 2014, Pardew was sent to the stands after headbutting Hull City player David Meyler. The ball went out of play near Pardew and Meyler pushed past him to quickly resume play, at which point Pardew headbutted Meyler. Although Pardew apologised for his actions, he was fined £100,000 by Newcastle United and given a formal warning.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 11 March, the FA handed Pardew a three-game stadium ban with a touchline ban for a further four games. He was also fined £60,000 by the FA, in addition to the £100,000 fine from Newcastle United.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
Pardew is married to a Swedish woman, Tina.<ref name="guardian250917">Template:Cite news</ref> The couple have two daughters.<ref name="guardian250917"/>
Career statisticsEdit
PlayerEdit
Source:<ref>Template:ENFA</ref>
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1987–88 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9Template:Efn | 1 | 57 | 2 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5Template:Efn | 1 | 51 | 8 | |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5Template:Efn | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 168 | 12 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1991–92 | Second Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 34 | 10 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4Template:Efn | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Total | 104 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 26 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 1995–96 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4Template:Efn | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barnet | 1995–96 | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Third Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 375 | 38 | ||
ManagerEdit
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| Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | |||||
| Reading (caretaker) | Template:Flagicon | 18 March 1998 | 25 March 1998 | <ref name=Palace/><ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | |||||
| Reading | 13 October 1999 | 10 September 2003 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| West Ham United | 20 October 2003 | 11 December 2006 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| Charlton Athletic | 24 December 2006 | 22 November 2008 | <ref name=Charlton/><ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| Southampton | 17 July 2009 | 30 August 2010 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 9 December 2010 | 30 December 2014 | <ref name=Newcastle/><ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 January 2015 | 22 December 2016 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 29 November 2017 | 2 April 2018 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/> | ||||||
| ADO Den Haag | Template:Flagicon | 24 December 2019 | 28 April 2020 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| CSKA Sofia | Template:Flagicon | 15 April 2022 | 1 June 2022 | <ref name="Managers: Alan Pardew"/>Template:Failed verification | |||||
| Aris | Template:Flagicon | 14 September 2022 | 23 February 2023 | ||||||
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HonoursEdit
PlayerEdit
Crystal Palace
- Football League Second Division play-offs: 1989Template:Citation needed
- Full Members' Cup: 1990–91Template:Citation needed
- FA Cup runner-up: 1989–90<ref name="skysports1990">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ManagerEdit
Reading
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 2001–02<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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West Ham United
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2005<ref name="espnfc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Southampton
- Football League Trophy: 2009–10<ref name=sway/>
Crystal Palace
- FA Cup runner-up: 2015–16
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2021–22<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Individual
- Premier League Manager of the Season: 2011–12<ref name=PremProfile>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- LMA Manager of the Year: 2011–12<ref name="LMAWINNER"/>
- Premier League Manager of the Month: February 2006, November 2013, November 2014<ref name=PremProfile/>