Nigel Jemson
Encyclopedia
Nigel Jemson is an English
footballer, who represented his country at the Under-21 level
and was the manager of Ilkeston Town
, until May 2008. He finished his career at Rainworth Miners Welfare
in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Arguably, the highlight of his career was the goal he scored in the 1990 League Cup
Final for Nottingham Forest
against Oldham Athletic. It resulted to be the winner, and the only goal of the game.
There was another highlight in his career was in 1996, when he scored two goals at Wembley
, in the then named Auto Windscreens Shield Final (Football League Trophy
) for Rotherham United in a 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town, whom he later went to play 109 games for.
Jemson also gained national fame in January 2003, after scoring the goals that knocked Everton
out of the FA Cup 3rd round during his time in Shrewsbury Town. He put the Shrews into a first half lead with a free kick, and after Niclas Alexandersson had equalised for Everton, he glanced a last minute header past Richard Wright
, to give Shrewsbury Town another famous FA Cup
victory, and one of the all-time greatest FA Cup
games.
Jemson currently plays for, and captains, Nottingham Forest's Masters team.
.
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 represented his country at the Under-21 level
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
and was the manager of Ilkeston Town
Ilkeston Town F.C.
Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....
, until May 2008. He finished his career at Rainworth Miners Welfare
Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C.
Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club formed in 1922 and based Rainworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.-History:The club spent the greater part of their existence in the Notts Alliance, winning that league 10 times, including a record six in succession between 1977 and 1983...
in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Club career
He played for a total of 12 English league clubs and one Scottish league club during his career, rarely lasting more than a season in each club.Arguably, the highlight of his career was the goal he scored in the 1990 League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
Final for Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
against Oldham Athletic. It resulted to be the winner, and the only goal of the game.
There was another highlight in his career was in 1996, when he scored two goals at Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
, in the then named Auto Windscreens Shield Final (Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
) for Rotherham United in a 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town, whom he later went to play 109 games for.
Jemson also gained national fame in January 2003, after scoring the goals that knocked Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
out of the FA Cup 3rd round during his time in Shrewsbury Town. He put the Shrews into a first half lead with a free kick, and after Niclas Alexandersson had equalised for Everton, he glanced a last minute header past Richard Wright
Richard Wright (footballer)
Richard Ian Wright is an English professional goalkeeper, currently playing for Ipswich Town, now his third spell with the club having played earlier in the season for the reserves...
, to give Shrewsbury Town another famous FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
victory, and one of the all-time greatest FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
games.
Jemson currently plays for, and captains, Nottingham Forest's Masters team.
After Football
Jemson is currently training as a fireman. He maintains his interest in football and Nottingham Forest, starting a blog about his former team in October 2011.International career
Jemson has one cap for England Under-21sEngland national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
.
External links
- Detailed player profile
- electronicfishcake.com - Grimsby player profile
- http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/shrewsbury-town-fc/2011/06/02/from-football-to-fireman-ex-shrewsbury-town-aces-new-career/ - article on fireman training.