Nigel Gleghorn

Nigel Gleghorn

Personal information
Full name	Nigel William Gleghorn
Date of birth	12 August 1962 (1962-08-12) (age 49)
Place of birth	Seaham, England
Height	6 ft (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–1985	Seaham Red Star
1985–1988	Ipswich Town	66	(11)
1988–1989	Manchester City	34	(7)
1989–1992	Birmingham City	142	(33)
1992–1996	Stoke City	166	(26)
1996–1998	Burnley	34	(4)
1997–1998	→ Brentford (loan)	12	(1)
1998	→ Northampton Town (loan)	9	(1)
1998	Altrincham
1998–2001	Witton Albion
2001–2004	Nantwich Town
2004–2006	Newcastle Town
Total		463	(83)
Teams managed
1998	Altrincham (player/assistant manager)
1998–2001	Witton Albion (player manager)
2001–2004	Nantwich Town (player manager)
2004–2006	Newcastle Town (player manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nigel William Gleghorn (born 12 August 1962 in Seaham, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward or central midfielder.

Biography

Gleghorn worked as a firefighter, playing part-time for his local club Seaham Red Star in the Northern League Division Two, until successful trials at Ipswich Town led to the offer of a professional contract.^[1] Reluctant to give up a steady job in the fire service to risk failing as a footballer, his wife convinced him to take the chance.^[2] Within weeks the 23-year-old Gleghorn was making his debut in the First Division away to Arsenal.

One season at Manchester City followed, in which City were promoted to the First Division, but after only a few games back in the top flight Gleghorn was sold to Birmingham City, recently relegated to the Third Division, for a relatively big fee of £175,000.^[1] He stayed for three seasons, helping the team to victory in the Leyland Daf Cup final at Wembley in 1991 and promotion to the newly-designated Division One in 1991–92. In that season he was Birmingham's top scorer with 22 goals in all competitions^[3] and scored the winner against Shrewsbury in the last home game of the season when the club needed a win to be sure of automatic promotion.

In October 1992 Gleghorn moved to Stoke City, where for the second season running he scored the goal which ensured his club's promotion to Division One. After four years at Stoke where he made over 200 appearances, he moved on to Burnley in Division Two, and finished off his League career in 1997–98 with loan spells at fellow Division Two clubs Brentford and Northampton Town.

Once his full-time football career finished Gleghorn went to work full-time in the Sports Studies department of a further education college. Meanwhile, he involved himself with coaching and management. Following an unsuccessful few months as player-coach at Altrincham – though after he left the club went on to win the Northern Premier League – he joined Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League First Division as player-manager. In his first season the club finished level on points with the top two teams, missing out on promotion only on goal difference. He then had three years at Nantwich Town in the North West Counties League, leaving when they wanted him to take the job full-time, followed by runners-up spot in the same league with Newcastle Town, still as player-manager, from where he was sacked in 2006.

Though not currently managing a club, he runs his college football team who are on a successful run both girls and boys, runs courses for the Cheshire FA and works in talent identification for the Football Association.^[1]

In August 2007 he made his broadcasting debut as a summariser for BBC Radio Manchester covering the matches of his former club Manchester City on Manchester Sports.^{[citation needed]}

Nigel now coaches NVQ level two and three at Trafford college in Manchester.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• with Manchester City
  • Second Division promotion 1989.
• with Birmingham City
  • Leyland Daf Trophy winners 1991.
  • Third Division promotion 1992.
• with Stoke City
  • Division Two champions 1993.
• with Newcastle Town
  • North West Counties League runners-up 2005.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Former Blues". Birmingham City F.C.. 2007. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WhereAreTheyNowDetail/0,,10412~1031339,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-10. 
2. ^ Whalley, Mike (August 27, 2005). "Football Masters: Gleghorn kicks Italy into touch". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/s/171/171618_football_masters_gleghorn_kicks__italy_into_touch.html. Retrieved 2007-08-10. 
3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
Name	Gleghorn, Nigel William
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1962-08-12
Place of birth	Seaham, County Durham, England
Date of death
Place of death