Nigel Spackman
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Nigel James Spackman (born 2 December 1960) is an English football manager, former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nigel James Spackman | ||
Date of birth | (1960-12-02) 2 December 1960 (age 63) | ||
Place of birth | Romsey, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Andover | |||
1980–1983 | AFC Bournemouth | 119 | (10) |
1983–1987 | Chelsea | 141 | (12) |
1987–1989 | Liverpool | 51 | (0) |
1989 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | (1) |
1989–1992 | Rangers | 100 | (1) |
1992–1996 | Chelsea | 67 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Sheffield United | 24 | (0) |
Total | 521 | (24) | |
Managerial career | |||
1997–1998 | Sheffield United (player-manager) | ||
2001 | Barnsley | ||
2006 | Millwall | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player he was as a midfielder from 1980 to 1998, notably for Liverpool, Chelsea and Rangers. He also played for AFC Bournemouth, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United. He initially started out with Non-league Andover. He took over as player-manager of Sheffield United in 1997, but lasted less than a year.
He became a full time manager from 1997 and had brief spells in charge of Barnsley in 2001 and Millwall in 2006. He now works for the Glenn Hoddle Academy as well as working as a pundit and co-commentator.