Date of birth | 11 December 1963 |
Place of birth | Nuneaton |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 71 kg |
Height | 1.72 m |
Position | Defender/Left back |
With Arsenal, 1st Division Champion 1989, 1991, FA Cup winner 1993, League Cup winner 1993 ECW Cup winner 1994 and runner-up 1995
Replacing Kenny Sansom as Arsenal's left-back was never doing to be an easy task but, after being discarded by Birmingham City as a youngster, Nigel was not one to hide from a challenge. Coming from the Crazy Gang background of Wimbledon, he settled in to the more refined surroundings of Highbury and the impressive defensive ranks drilled by George Graham. The end result was three league titles, two FA Cup, one League Cup and a European Cup Winners Cup success.
Having signed for West Ham in the summer Nigel had a fine season in the Hammers' defence in 2000-01. Rarely absent he was a model of consistency, hardly putting a foot wrong and becoming a firm favourite of the Upton Park fans. Whether used as a left wing back or on the left-hand side of midfield he linked well with Paolo Di Canio and his only goal came with a diving header to secure a 1-0 victory at Leeds.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Birmingham City | 14 Aug 1981 | 01 Aug 1983 | |
Oxford United | 01 Aug 1983 | 22 Sep 1983 | |
Wimbledon | 22 Sep 1983 | 26 May 1987 | |
Arsenal | 26 May 1987 | 22 Jun 2000 | |
West Ham United | 22 Jun 2000 | 30 Jun 2003 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1987-88 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
1987-88 | Arsenal | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1987-88 | Arsenal | League Division One | 16 | 1 |
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1988-89 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1988-89 | Arsenal | League Cup | 5 | 1 |
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1988-89 | Arsenal | League Division One | 38 | 3 |
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1989-90 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1989-90 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1989-90 | Arsenal | League Cup | 4 | ||||
1989-90 | Arsenal | League Division One | 36 | ||||
1990-91 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 8 | ||||
1990-91 | Arsenal | League Division One | 38 | ||||
1990-91 | Arsenal | Rumbelows League Cup | 4 | ||||
1991-92 | Arsenal | European Cup | 4 | ||||
1991-92 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1991-92 | Arsenal | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1991-92 | Arsenal | League Division One | 41 | 1 |
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1992-93 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 8 | ||||
1992-93 | Arsenal | League Cup | 7 | 1 |
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1992-93 | Arsenal | Premier League | 29 | 1 |
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1993-94 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1993-94 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
1993-94 | Arsenal | League Cup | 4 | ||||
1993-94 | Arsenal | Premier League | 34 |
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1993-94 | Arsenal | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 9 | ||||
1994-95 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1994-95 | Arsenal | League Cup | 5 | ||||
1994-95 | Arsenal | Premier League | 39 |
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1994-95 | Arsenal | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 9 | ||||
1994-95 | Arsenal | UEFA Super Cup | 2 | ||||
1995-96 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1995-96 | Arsenal | League Cup | 7 | ||||
1995-96 | Arsenal | Premier League | 36 | 2 |
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1996-97 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1996-97 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | ||||
1996-97 | Arsenal | Premier League | 38 |
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1996-97 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
1997-98 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 8 |
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1997-98 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 |
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1997-98 | Arsenal | Premier League | 35 | 1 |
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1997-98 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
1998-99 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1998-99 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 5 |
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1998-99 | Arsenal | Premier League | 30 |
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1998-99 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 5 | ||||
1999-00 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Arsenal | Premier League | 19 | 9 |
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1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 6 | ||||
1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2000-01 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
2000-01 | West Ham United | League Cup | 3 | ||||
2000-01 | West Ham United | Premier League | 33 | 1 |
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2001-02 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2001-02 | West Ham United | Premier League | 29 | 2 |
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2002-03 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | West Ham United | League Cup | 1 |
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2002-03 | West Ham United | Premier League | 16 | 2 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1981-82 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 1 | ||||
1985-86 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | ||||
1989-90 | England | B International | 2 | ||||
1989-90 | England | International Friendly | 1 |
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1991-92 | England | OT v B | 1 | ||||
1992-93 | England | US Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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23 Feb 1982 | Scotland v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA Under-18 | Group 4 |
09 Apr 1986 | Italy v England | L | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
15 Nov 1989 | England v Italy | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
27 Mar 1990 | Republic of Ireland v England | L | 4-1 | B International | |
24 Apr 1990 | England v Czechoslovakia | W | 2-0 | B INTER | |
18 Dec 1991 | Spain v England | W | 0-1 | OT v B | |
19 Jun 1993 | England v Germany | L | 1-2 | US Cup |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.