Nicky Spooner
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Nicholas "Nicky" Spooner (born 5 June 1971 in Manchester
) is a retired English
footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers
, Oldham Athletic
, the Charleston Battery
, Chester City
and Leigh RMI.
He began his career in 1987 when he signed for Manchester United
on leaving school, but never got a first-team game and signed for Bolton Wanderers
in 1989.
The most notable point of his career was in the autumn of 1994, when he suffered an horrific broken leg in a Division One fixture when Burnley
striker John Gayle
made a reckless tackle on him. He was out of action for a year and missed the club's League Cup final appearance as well as their playoff final triumph which resulted in promotion to the Premier League. Despite spending nine years at Bolton, he managed just 23 league games and on leaving in 1998 he signed for Charleston Battery in the United States of America, spending one season there before return to England
for a three-year spell at Nationwide Conference
side Leigh RMI before finally retiring from playing in 2003.
He is currently works back at his old club Bolton as the U6-U11 development manager.http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/Academy/0,,1004~1718854,00.html
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
) is a retired English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
, the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
and Leigh RMI.
He began his career in 1987 when he signed for Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
on leaving school, but never got a first-team game and signed for Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in 1989.
The most notable point of his career was in the autumn of 1994, when he suffered an horrific broken leg in a Division One fixture when Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
striker John Gayle
John Gayle (footballer)
John Gayle is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is most recently manager of defunct Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.-Career:...
made a reckless tackle on him. He was out of action for a year and missed the club's League Cup final appearance as well as their playoff final triumph which resulted in promotion to the Premier League. Despite spending nine years at Bolton, he managed just 23 league games and on leaving in 1998 he signed for Charleston Battery in the United States of America, spending one season there before return to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for a three-year spell at Nationwide Conference
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Leigh RMI before finally retiring from playing in 2003.
He is currently works back at his old club Bolton as the U6-U11 development manager.http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/Academy/0,,1004~1718854,00.html