Nicky Spooner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Michael Spooner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) |
| 2000–2002 | Leigh RMI | 47 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Radcliffe Borough | 24 | (0) |
| 2003 | Hyde United | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 172 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2025 | Hyde United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas Michael Spooner (born 5 June 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a defender and midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Bolton Wanderers. He also played in the Football League with Oldham Athletic and Chester City, in the United States with Charleston Battery and in non-league with Leigh RMI, Radcliffe Borough and Hyde United.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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 United States, spending a year with Charleston Battery before returning to England to play non-league football for the final years of his playing career,[5] with Leigh RMI, Radcliffe Borough, and Hyde United in 2003.[6][7]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Spooner returned to Bolton Wanderers as a youth coach and initially coached the under-8s' team.[8] 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.[9] In September 2016, he was promoted to under-18s' head coach.[8] He left Bolton on 29 January 2021 after 17 years in his coaching roles.[10]
On 8 June 2021, he was appointed as the new Youth Team Coach at FC Halifax Town.[11]
In February 2022, he was appointed as the new manager of Hyde United, replacing former Stockport County and Port Vale manager Jim Gannon.[12] He resigned on 8 September 2025.[13]
Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 2 March 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hyde United | 18 February 2022 | 8 September 2025 | 104 | 50 | 22 | 32 | 48.08 | [14] |
| Total | 104 | 50 | 22 | 32 | 48.08 | — | ||
References
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- ^ https://www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2022/02/19/former-player-nicky-spooner-named-new-hyde-united-manager/, Former player Nicky Spooner named Hyde United manager, Tameside Correspondent, 19 February 2022
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External links
[edit | edit source]Nicky Spooner at SoccerbaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1971 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Charleston Battery players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Leigh Genesis F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Manchester
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English football coaches
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- FC Halifax Town non-playing staff
- Hyde United F.C. managers
- Radcliffe F.C. players
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs
- English football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs