- Nicky Law (footballer born 1961)
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Nicky Law Snr Personal information Full name Nicholas Law Snr Date of birth 8 September 1961 Place of birth Greenwich, England Playing position Defender Club information Current club Alfreton Town (Manager) Youth career 1979–1981 Arsenal Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1981–1985 Barnsley 114 (1) 1985–1987 Blackpool 66 (1) 1987–1988 Plymouth Argyle 38 (5) 1988–1990 Notts County 47 (4) 1989 → Scarborough (loan) 12 (0) 1990–1993 Rotherham United 128 (4) 1993–1996 Chesterfield 111 (11) 1996–1997 Hereford United 14 (0) Teams managed 2000–2001 Chesterfield 2002–2003 Bradford City 2004 Grimsby Town 2004–2007 Buxton 2007– Alfreton Town * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nicholas "Nicky" Law Snr (born 8 September 1961 in Greenwich) is an English football manager and former player. He is the manager of Alfreton Town, and father of footballers Nicky Jr. and Josh.
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Playing career
Law played as a central defender and represented England at schoolboy level. He began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, turning professional in 1979; however, he failed to play a single game for the Gunners and moved north to join Barnsley in 1981. He made his league debut away at Shrewsbury Town on 2 February 1982. After 114 league games for the Tykes, he moved to Blackpool in 1985.
After spells at Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Scarborough and Rotherham United, Law then joined Chesterfield in 1993 and captained the side in the 1995 Wembley play-off final win over Bury.
He wound down his playing career with Hereford United after being dogged by injury for a few seasons. By the end of his career he had amassed more than 500 league appearances.
Managerial career
Law was made Football in the Community officer with Chesterfield before taking over as manager from John Duncan in the spring of 2000. The change was too late to save the Spireites from relegation in 1999–2000, but with some shrewd signings by Law, the team dominated Division Three in 2000–01 and led the table, until the pressures of the Football League enquiry into financial irregularities started to impact on performances. Despite a nine-point deduction, Law nevertheless led Chesterfield to third place and automatic promotion to Division Two.
He has since managed Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Buxton before being appointed to his current role.
On 14 May 2007 he was appointed as manager of Alfreton Town. In March 2008 he was set to return to Bradford as manager of Bradford Park Avenue,[1] until Park Avenue were forced to call off the deal and apologise to Alfreton Town.[2]
Honours
As a Manager
Promotions
- 2000–01: Division Three Runner Up (promotion to Division Two) - Chesterfield
- 2005–06: NCEL Premier Champion (promotion to Northern Premier Division One South) - Buxton
- 2006–07: Northern Premier Division One Champion (promotion to Northern Premier) - Buxton
- 2010–11: Conference North Champion (promotion to Conference National) - Alfreton Town
Cups
- 2004–05: & 2005–06: NCEL President's Cup Winner - Buxton
- 2006–07: Northern Premier League President's Cup Winner - Buxton
References
- ^ Whiting, Ian (2 March 2008). "Familiar face lands Avenue job". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2086950.0..php. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ Whiting, Ian (3 March 2008). "Deal for Law falls through". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2090173.0..php. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
External links
- Law's profile at Neil Brown's statistics site
- Nicky Law management career stats at Soccerbase
- Career Statistics on Chesterfield F.C. website
- Nicky Law page at the League Managers Association
- Law moves to Bradford article on BBC website
Sources
- Panini (1988). Panini's Football Yearbook 1988-89, Panini Publishing, ISBN 1-871178-00-2
Chesterfield F.C. – managers Russell (1891–95) · Gillies (1895–1901) · Hind (1901–02) · Hoskin (1902–06) · Furness (1906–07) · Swift (1907–10) · Jones (1911–13) · Weston (1913–17) · Callaghan (1919) · Caffrey (1920–22) · Hadley (1922) · Parkes (1922–27) · Campbell (1927) · Davison (1927–32) · Harvey (1932–38) · Bullock (1938–45) · Brocklebank (1945–49) · Marshall (1949–52) · Davison (1952–58) · Livingstone (1958–62) · McShane (1962–67) · McGuigan (1967–73) · Shaw (1973–76) · Cox (1976–80) · Barlow (1980–83) · Duncan (1983–87) · Randall (1987–88) · Hart (1988–91) · McMenemy (1991–93) · Duncan (1993–2000) · Law (2000–01) · Rushbury (2002–03) · Thompson (2003) · Richardson (2003) · McFarland (2003–07) · Richardson (2007–09) · Sheridan (2009–)
Bradford City A.F.C. – managers Campbell (1903–05) · O'Rourke (1905–21) · Menzies (1921–26) · Veitch (1926–28) · Foster (1928) · O'Rourke (1928–30) · Peart (1930–35) · Ray (1935–37) · Westgarth (1938–43) · Sharp (1943–46) · Barker (1946–47) · Milburn (1947–48) · Steele (1948–52) · A. Harris (1952) · Powell (1952–55) · P. Jackson (1955–61) · Brocklebank (1961–64) · B. Harris (1965–66) · Watson (1966–67) · Hair (1967–68) · McAnearney & Hallett (1968) · Wheeler (1968–71) · Wilson (1971) · Edwards (1971–75) · Kennedy (1975–78) · Napier (1978) · Mulhall (1978–81) · McFarland (1981–82) · Cherry (1982–87) · Dolan (1987–89) · Yorath (1989–90) · Docherty (1990–91) · Stapleton (1991–94) · Lawrence (1994–95) · Kamara (1995–98) · Jewell (1998–2000) · Hutchings (2000) · McCall (2000) · Jefferies (2000–01) · Smith (2001) · Law (2002–03) · Atherton, Jacobs, Wetherall and Windass (joint caretakers) (2003) · Robson (2003–04) · Todd (2004–07) · Wetherall (2007) · McCall (2007–10) · Jacobs (2010) · Taylor (2010–11) · P. A. Jackson (2011) · Cooper (2011) · Parkinson (2011–)
Grimsby Town F.C. – managers (c) caretakerHickson (1902–20) · Price (1920) · Fraser (1921–24) · Gillow (1924–32) · Womack (1932–36) · Spencer (1937–51) · Womackc (1951) · Shankly (1951–53) · Berkessyc (1954) · Walsh (1954–55) · Chilton (1955–59) · Ward (1960–62) · Johnston (1962–64) · McGuigan (1964–67) · McEvoy (1967–68) · Harvey (1968–69) · Kennedy (1969–71) · McMenemy (1971–73) · Ashman (1973–75) · Casey (1975–76) · Newman (1976–79) · Kerr (1979–82) · Booth (1982–85) · Grotierc (1985) · Lyons (1985–87) · Roberts (1987–88) · Buckley (1988–94) · Laws (1994–96) · Cockerillc (1996) · Swainc (1996–97) · Buckley (1997–00) · Cockerillc (2000) · Lawrence (2000–01) · Groves (2001–04) · Rodgerc (2004) · Law (2004) · Slade (2004–06) · Rodger (2006) · Watkissc (2006) · Buckley (2006–08) · Watkissc (2008) · Newell (2008–09) · Woods (2009–11) · Moore & Stockdalec (2011) · Hurst & Scott (2011–)
Alfreton Town F.C. – managers Alfreton Town F.C. – current squad Conference National managers Categories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Greenwich
- English footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- English football managers
- Chesterfield F.C. managers
- Bradford City A.F.C. managers
- Grimsby Town F.C. managers
- Buxton F.C. managers
- Alfreton Town F.C. managers
- Football Conference managers
- UEFA Pro Licence holders
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