Nigel Gleghorn
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| Nigel Gleghorn | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel William Gleghorn | |
| Date of birth | August 12, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Seaham, England | |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| –1985 1985–1988 1988–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–1998 1997–1998 1998 1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 |
Seaham Red Star Ipswich Town Manchester City Birmingham City Stoke City Burnley →Brentford (loan) →Northampton Town (loan) Altrincham Witton Albion Nantwich Town Newcastle Town |
66 (11) 34 (7) 142 (33) 166 (26) 34 (4) 12 (1) 9 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 |
Altrincham (player/assistant manager) Witton Albion (player manager) Nantwich Town (player manager) Newcastle Town (player manager) |
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Nigel William Gleghorn (born August 12, 1962 in Seaham, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward or central midfielder.
[edit] Biography
Gleghorn worked as a firefighter, playing part-time for his local club Seaham Red Star in the Northern League Division Two, until successful trials at Ipswich Town led to the offer of a professional contract.[1] Reluctant to give up a steady job in the fire service to risk failing as a footballer, his wife convinced him to take the chance.[2] Within weeks the 23-year-old Gleghorn was making his debut in the First Division away to Arsenal.
One season at Manchester City followed, in which City were promoted to the First Division, but after only a few games back in the top flight Gleghorn was sold to Birmingham City, recently relegated to the Third Division, for a relatively big fee of £175,000.[1] He stayed for three seasons, helping the team to victory in the Leyland Daf Cup final at Wembley in 1991 and promotion to the newly-designated Division One in 1991–92. In that season he was Birmingham's top scorer with 22 goals in all competitions[3] and scored the winner against Shrewsbury in the last home game of the season when the club needed a win to be sure of automatic promotion.
In October 1992 Gleghorn moved to Stoke City, where for the second season running he scored the goal which ensured his club's promotion to Division One. After four years at Stoke where he made over 200 appearances, he moved on to Burnley in Division Two, and finished off his League career in 1997–98 with loan spells at fellow Division Two clubs Brentford and Northampton Town.
Once his full-time football career finished Gleghorn went to work full-time in the Sports Studies department of a further education college. Meanwhile, he involved himself with coaching and management. Following an unsuccessful few months as player-coach at Altrincham – though after he left the club went on to win the Northern Premier League – he joined Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League First Division as player-manager. In his first season the club finished level on points with the top two teams, missing out on promotion only on goal difference. He then had three years at Nantwich Town in the North West Counties League, leaving when they wanted him to take the job full-time, followed by runners-up spot in the same league with Newcastle Town, still as player-manager, from where he was sacked in 2006.
Though not currently managing a club, he runs his college football team, runs courses for the Cheshire FA and works in talent identification for the Football Association.[1]
In August 2007 he made his broadcasting debut as a summariser for BBC Radio Manchester covering the matches of his former club Manchester City.[citation needed]
[edit] Honours
- with Manchester City
- Second Division promotion 1989.
- with Birmingham City
- Leyland Daf Trophy winners 1991.
- Third Division promotion 1992.
- with Stoke City
- Division Two champions 1993.
- with Newcastle Town
- North West Counties League runners-up 2005.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Former Blues. Birmingham City F.C. (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Whalley, Mike. "Football Masters: Gleghorn kicks Italy into touch", Manchester Evening News, August 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gleghorn, Nigel William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962-08-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seaham, County Durham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
