Nigel Boulton

Nigel Boulton

Personal information
Full name	Nigel Boulton
Date of birth	23 August 1953 (1953-08-23) (age 58)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
	Trelai Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Sully A.F.C.
Teams managed
1988-89	Sully AFC
1992-94	Arkansas A's
1997	Worcester Wildfire
2003-present	William Carey University
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006

Nigel Boulton (born Cardiff, Wales) is a former Welsh football player who currently coaches in the United States.

Playing career

Boulton played semi-professionally for Sully A.F.C., a three-time Wales Premier League champion and three time Senior Cup Winner. In 1988, he joined the coaching ranks with Sully and took the club to second in its division. He also led the South Wales representative (All-Star) team to back-to-back J.J. Baily Trophy wins against English league opposition in both 1988 and 1989. He was appointed a District Coach for the F.A. of Wales the same year.

Coaching

In 1990, Soccer USA hired Boulton and he moved to the United States. Boulton was the executive director and director of coaching for the Arkansas State Soccer Association. Bill Clinton appointed him to the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports in 1994 until he left for Boston. During his time in Arkansas he part-owned and managed the USISL franchise the Arkansas A's from 1992-94. In 1997, Boulton left Arkansas to become the head coach of the Boston-based Worcester Wildfire of the USISL A-League, the forerunner of today's USL First Division. That year the Wildfire were the farm team for Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution. The next year, Boulton moved back to the south where he became the Mississippi Youth Soccer Association's statewide Director of Coaching. In March 2003, William Carey University hired Boulton as its men's soccer coach. He was named G.C.A.C. Coach of the Year in 2004 and his team won the G.C.A.C. Championship in 2007. The following year, 2008, he recorded his 50th collegiate career win as his team won the G.C.A.C regular season title and he was again named G.C.A.C. Coach of the Year. In 2009 he was named GCAC Coach of the Year for a third time as his team again took the regular season title and finishing ranked #9 in the NAIA National Poll. As a statewide Director of Coaching in both Arkansas and in Mississippi the United States Soccer Federation named Boulton a national scout for the Project 2010 program and as a national course instructor for the training of coaches. He was also a member of the Olympic Development Program regional and state staff for many years.

External links

• William Carey University profile

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Name	Boulton, Nigel
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Date of birth	23 August 1953
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
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