Nicky Spooner

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Nicky Spooner
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Michael Spooner[1]
Date of birth (1971-06-05) 5 June 1971 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
(Youth Team Coach)
Youth career
1987–1989 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1999 Bolton Wanderers 23 (1)
1998 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
1999–2000 Charleston Battery 56 (1)
1999–2000 → Chester City (loan) 9 (0)
2000–2003 Leigh RMI 47 (0)
Total 137 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicholas Michael Spooner (born 5 June 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a youth teach coach for FC Halifax Town.

As a player, he was a defender and midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Bolton Wanderers. He also played in the Football League with Oldham Athletic and Chester City , in the United States with Charleston Battery and in non-league with Leigh RMI.

Playing career[]

Born in Manchester, Spooner played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, Charleston Battery, Chester City and Leigh RMI.[2][3]

He joined Bolton Wanderers in 1987 after signing YTS forms.[4] His senior career with the club was marred by injury.[4] In October 1994 he suffered a broken leg in a match against Burnley following a tackle by John Gayle, and he never played first-team football for the club again. He finally left Bolton in 1999 and moved to the US, spending a year with Charleston Battery before returning to England to play non-league football for the final years of his playing career.[5]

Coaching career[]

Spooner returned to Bolton Wanderers as a youth coach and initially coached the under-8s' team.[6] In November 2011, Spooner was working as the under-16 coach,[4] and in January 2013 he was the club's Head of Youth Development.[7] In September 2016, he was promoted to under-18s' head coach.[6] He left Bolton on 29 January 2021 after 17 years in his coaching roles.[8]

On 8 June 2021, he was appointed as the new Youth Team Coach at FC Halifax Town.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Nicky Spooner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nicky Spooner at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Profile". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Marc Iles (11 November 2011). "Riley bridges 20-year gap for Wanderers - Spooner". Bolton News. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ Chris Flanagan (16 September 2010). "Coyle history adds to Burnley-Bolton grudge match". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b Mann, Chris (8 September 2016). "David Lee & Nicky Spooner Receive Job Promotions". Burden Aces. Bolton Websites. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Under-14s impress in London". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. ^ BWFC: "Bolton Wanderers finalises Academy restructure"
  9. ^ Kelly Gilchrist (8 June 2021). "A new addition to Town's youth team". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

External links[]

Nicky Spooner at Soccerbase

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