Nigel Saddington

Nigel Saddington (9 December 1965 – 24 January 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Sunderland and Carlisle United and in non-League football for Gateshead.[2]

Nigel Saddington
Personal information
Full name Nigel Saddington
Date of birth (1965-12-09)9 December 1965[1]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 24 January 2019(2019-01-24) (aged 53)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Doncaster Rovers 6 (0)
1986–1988 Sunderland 3 (0)
1988–1991 Carlisle United 97 (15)
1991–1992 Gateshead 17 (0)
Total 123 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Saddington was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and started his career with amateur sides Coles and SC Vaux before signing for Football League Third Division side Doncaster Rovers, in September 1984.[3] He dropped back into non-league football with Roker but in January 1986, he was signed by Lawrie McMenemy for his hometown club Sunderland who played in the Second Division.[4] He did not make his debut until September 1986, in a Football League Trophy win over Barnsley and only made five appearances in all competitions for the club.[4] In February 1988, he signed for Fourth Division side Carlisle United, was later made club captain by manager Clive Middlemass and also went on to play over a hundred games for the club.[3] He left Carlisle in 1991 after he had been diagnosed with M.E., aged 25, and dropped into non-league football when he joined Football Conference side Gateshead.[3] He made 17 league appearances for the club during the 1991–92 season.[5]

Later life

Following his retirement from professional football, he later became a car salesman in the North East.[4] Saddington died on 24 January 2019 aged 53 from heart disease.[3][6]

References
  1. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Nigel Saddington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. Colman, Jon (25 January 2019). "Tributes paid to former Carlisle United captain Nigel Saddington". News & Star. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. Mason, Rob (26 January 2019). "IN MEMORY OF: Nigel Saddington". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  6. Nightingale, Lisa (11 February 2019). "Family pay tribute to ex-Sunderland player Nigel Saddington who has died aged 53". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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