Nicky Spooner

Nicholas Michael Spooner (born 5 June 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.

Nicky Spooner
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Michael Spooner[1]
Date of birth (1971-06-05) 5 June 1971[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Midfielder
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

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]

References
  1. "Nicky Spooner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. Nicky Spooner at Soccerbase
  3. "Profile". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. 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. 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"

Nicky Spooner at Soccerbase


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