Ian Nolan

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ian Nolan


fullname = Ian Nolan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|7|9
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height =
nickname =
position = Defender
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs = Preston North End
years = 1988–1991
1991–1994
1994–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
clubs = Preston North End
Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday
Bradford City
Wigan Athletic
Southport
caps(goals) = 00? (?)
088 (1)
167 (4)
021 (0)
008 (0)
009 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 017 (0)

Ian Nolan (born 9 July 1970 in Liverpool) is a retired English-born Northern Irish football player soccer player who played as a defender. During his career he won 17 caps for Northern Ireland.

Career

Nolan began his career as a trainee with Preston North End before moving on to Tranmere Rovers. He then joined Sheffield Wednesday, and it was while playing for Wednesday in February 1998 that he suffered a broken leg in a challenge with Tottenham Hotspur's Justin Edinburgh; in 2001 (by which time he had joined Bradford City), he attempted to sue both Edinburgh and Hotspur in a legal case similar to that of another ex-Bradford player, Gordon Watson. [BBC News, " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1185867.stm Nolan sues over Edinburgh tackle] "] He also spent one season with Wigan Athletic before dropping out of the league system to join Southport. He also had a trial with Halifax Town [BBC News, " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/3071761.stm Nolan trains with Halifax] "] but eventually retired from the game.

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5884 Career stats] at Soccerbase