Nigel Winterburn

Date of birth11 December 1963
Place of birthNuneaton
NationalityEnglish
Weight71 kg
Height1.72 m
PositionDefender/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.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
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

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 Arsenal FA Cup 4
1987-88 Arsenal League Cup 4
1
1987-88 Arsenal League Division One 16
1
1988-89 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1988-89 Arsenal League Cup 5
1
1988-89 Arsenal League Division One 38
3
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
1992-93 Arsenal FA Cup 8
1992-93 Arsenal League Cup 7
1
1992-93 Arsenal Premier League 29
1
2
1
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
3
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
9
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
6
1996-97 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1996-97 Arsenal League Cup 3
1996-97 Arsenal Premier League 38
5
1996-97 Arsenal UEFA Cup 2
1997-98 Arsenal FA Cup 8
2
1997-98 Arsenal League Cup 3
1
1997-98 Arsenal Premier League 35
1
1
3
1997-98 Arsenal UEFA Cup 2
1998-99 Arsenal FA Charity Shield 1
1998-99 Arsenal FA Cup 5
2
1998-99 Arsenal Premier League 30
8
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
3
1999-00 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 6
1999-00 Arsenal UEFA Cup 3
1
1
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
7
2001-02 West Ham United FA Cup 3
2001-02 West Ham United Premier League 29
2
4
2002-03 West Ham United FA Cup 1
2002-03 West Ham United League Cup
1
2002-03 West Ham United Premier League 16
2
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
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
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.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
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.