Alan Julian

Stevenage Borough He signed for Stevenage Borough on a free transfer on 4 February 2005, making his debut in a 1–0 victory over Scarborough. Julian featured in the play-off final, a 1–0 defeat to Carlisle United at the Britannia Stadium. Stevenage recorded 12 clean sheets during the season, but missed out on the play-offs after a 2–0 defeat to Forest Green Rovers, Julian made 45 appearances and was named Stevenage's Player of the Year.

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, new manager Mark Stimson signed goalkeeper Danny Potter, stating he would be first choice. Julian was an unused substitute for the opening two matches of the season, but made his first appearance as a 63rd-minute substitute following Potter's red card in a 3–2 home defeat to Crawley Town on 18 August 2006. He retained his place thereafter, making 53 appearances as Stevenage finished eighth in the Conference National. Eight of those appearances came during the club's successful FA Trophy campaign, in which he kept four clean sheets. Julian started in the final, a 3–2 victory against Kidderminster Harriers at Wembley Stadium in front of 53,262 spectators. The result made Stevenage the first team to win a competitive final at the new stadium. During this period, Julian went 778 minutes without conceding a goal. Julian declined a new contract offer, stating his intention to "keep his options open for the summer", and was subsequently transfer-listed in January 2008.

Gillingham Julian joined Gillingham on a free transfer on 21 May 2008, reuniting with former Stevenage manager Mark Stimson. Serving as second choice to Simon Royce, Julian made six appearances in all competitions during the 2008–09 season, keeping three clean sheets, as Gillingham secured promotion to League One with a 1–0 play-off final victory over Shrewsbury Town.

Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Stimson stated he was undecided as to whether Julian or Royce would start in the club's opening fixture. Julian was ultimately selected and played in Gillingham's 5–0 home victory against Swindon Town on the opening day of the season. After three consecutive defeats in which the team conceded seven goals, Over the next four months, Julian made only two appearances, both in the Football League Trophy, Gillingham received no offers, with manager Mark Stimson stating: "You don't just say I'm on the transfer list and six teams come in for you". Julian made 33 appearances during the season, keeping eight clean sheets. Julian started the 2010–11 season as Gillingham's first-choice goalkeeper. Similar to the previous season, he lost his place following a winless run at the start of the campaign. and kept Julian out of the first team for five weeks. Following a 7–4 away defeat to Accrington Stanley, Julian returned to the starting line-up. He remained first-choice goalkeeper throughout the season as Gillingham finished in eighth position in League Two, making 41 appearances in all competitions, keeping 12 clean sheets. He made 80 appearances in all competitions during his three-year spell at Gillingham.

Return to Stevenage In June 2011, Julian rejoined former club Stevenage on a free transfer, three years after his departure. The move reunited him with manager Graham Westley, who had initially brought him to the club in 2005. Following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Chris Day, Julian started in the club's first three matches of the 2011–12 season, keeping a clean sheet in the opening fixture, a 0–0 home draw against Exeter City. Day returned thereafter,

Newport County A month after leaving Stevenage, Julian joined Conference Premier club Newport County on a free transfer. In the club's first pre-season match ahead of the 2012–13 season, away to Caldicot Town, Julian sustained a knee ligament injury. The injury ruled him out for the first three months of the season, before making his first-team debut on 17 November 2012, in a 3–1 home defeat to Hyde.

Dartford Julian left Newport at the end of the season and opted to move to part-time football, signing for Conference Premier club Dartford on 21 May 2013. Upon his arrival, Dartford manager Tony Burman described him as a professional and experienced addition to the squad. Julian made 45 appearances in all competitions during the 2013–14 season, at the end of which Dartford were relegated to the Conference South after finishing 22nd. He was voted Dartford's Player of the Year and won a further three individual accolades at the club's end-of-season awards ceremony.

Sutton United Julian declined Dartford's offer of a new contract at the end of the season and joined Conference South club Sutton United in May 2014. Following Lovelock's red card in a match against Chelmsford City,

Bromley Julian signed for fellow Conference South club Bromley on 22 January 2015. He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 away victory against Basingstoke Town, Julian made 17 appearances during the second half of the season as Bromley achieved promotion to the National League as Conference South champions. He remained a regular during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, as the club consolidated its position in the National League, before submitting a transfer request in February 2017. He made 63 appearances during the 2017–18 season as Billericay won the Isthmian League Premier Division title, securing promotion to the National League South. That season, the club also won the Alan Turvey Trophy and Essex Senior Cup. Julian scored his first senior goal in an FA Cup fourth qualifying round match against his former club Sutton United on 19 October 2019. The goal, a header in injury time, earned Billericay a 1–1 draw and a replay. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Julian departed the club upon the expiry of his contract. He made 156 appearances during his three-and-a-half year spell at Billericay. He made his debut in a 1–0 away victory against Corinthian in the FA Cup on 3 October 2020. In March 2024, Julian announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2023–24 season, concurrently assuming the role of goalkeeping coach with immediate effect.

Managerial career Hampton & Richmond Borough Having initially served as the club's goalkeeping coach, Julian was appointed as first-team manager of Hampton & Richmond Borough on 13 May 2024. During the 2024–25 season, Hampton & Richmond finished 18th in the National League South, avoiding relegation amid a change of ownership. Julian later described keeping the club in the division as the greatest achievement of his football career. He left the club by mutual consent on 1 December 2025.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 League One

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