Nigel Adkins
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| Nigel Adkins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Howard Adkins | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1965 (age 42) | |
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Scunthorpe United (manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-1986 1986-1993 |
Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic |
86 (0) 155 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006-present | Scunthorpe United | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nigel Adkins (born 11 March 1965 in Birkenhead, United Kingdom) is the current football manager of Scunthorpe United.
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[edit] Playing Career
As a player, Adkins was goalkeeper at Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic.
[edit] Managerial Career
He has been in charge of Bangor City in the League of Wales, where he was at the helm for the Citizens' title wins in 1994 and 1995.
Adkins was appointed caretaker manager by Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton in November 2006, following the departure of the previous manager, Brian Laws. He had previously held the rold of physio at the club. After his spell as caretaker he was appointed as permanent manager on December 7, 2006.
[edit] Managerial Stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Scunthorpe United |  |
November 6, 2006 | Present | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 57.69 |
[edit] Trivia
Upon his managerial appointment at Scunthorpe, Nigel became the subject of a chant sung by the supporters;
"Who needs Mourinho, we've got our physio!"
Nigel Adkins was named Emergency Manager of the Year in an article in 'The Sun' newspaper which looked at the win game average since being named as replacement boss following the departure of the previous manager.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Brian Laws |
Scunthorpe United F.C. manager 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Scunthorpe United F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Murphy | 2 Mulligan | 3 Ridley | 4 Crosby | 5 Hinds | 6 Byrne | 7 Sparrow | 8 Goodwin | 9 Calliste | 10 Torpey | 11 Baraclough | 12 Foster | 14 McBreen | 15 Taylor | 16 MacKenzie | 17 Williams | 18 Butler | 20 Allanson | 21 Beckford | 22 Lillis | 23 Hurst | 24 Sharp | 26 Foy | 27 Morris | -- Quinn | Manager: Adkins |
