Eric Nixon

Eric Nixon
Personal information
Full name Eric Walter Nixon
Date of birth (1962-10-04) 4 October 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Curzon Ashton ?? (?)
1983–1988 Manchester City 58 (0)
1986 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 16 (0)
1986 → Bradford City (loan) 3 (0)
1986 → Southampton (loan) 4 (0)
1987 → Carlisle United (loan) 16 (0)
1988 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
1988–1997 Tranmere Rovers 333 (0)
1996 → Reading (loan) 0 (0)
1996 → Blackpool (loan) 20 (0)
1996 → Bradford City (loan) 12 (0)
1997–1999 Stockport County 42 (0)
1998 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
1999 Wigan Athletic 2 (0)
1999–2003 Tranmere Rovers 5 (0)
2001 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2 (0)
2003–2004 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
Total 522 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Walter Nixon (born 4 October 1962)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years, thirteen of which were spent at Tranmere Rovers. He played for thirteen different clubs and made over 500 league appearances before his retirement in 2004.

Career

Playing career

Early career, Manchester City and loans

Born in Manchester, Nixon began his career in August 1982 at Non-League club Curzon Ashton from Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester. Nixon then walked into Manchester City's stadium, Maine Road and asked for a trial.[2][3] On 10 December 1983, he signed for Manchester City for a transfer fee of £1,000. He made 84 appearances in five years at the club, and was sent out on loan five times.

And it was with four of those loan spells in the 1986–87 season that he achieved the rare distinction of playing for clubs in all four divisions of the Football League in a single season- in fact, in only nine weeks. In August 1986 he went on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were then in the Fourth Division, making sixteen league appearances. This was followed by a short spell on loan at Bradford City, who were then in the Second Division, in November 1986. In December 1986 he briefly replaced an injured Peter Shilton[4] at Southampton, who were then in the First Division. The following month he went out on loan again, this time to Carlisle United, who were then in the Third Division, where he made sixteen league appearances.[5] He finished the 1986–87 season back at Manchester City, playing five more games in the First Division.

Nixon's final loan move while at Manchester City came in March 1988, when he was sent to Tranmere Rovers, for whom he made eight league appearances.

Tranmere Rovers

Nixon signed for Tranmere Rovers permanently for a fee of £60,000 on 26 July 1988. In nine years at Prenton Park Nixon made 432 appearances, including 333 league appearances,[5] and was with the club during their rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division play-offs[6] in 1992–93. In the 1988–89 season he kept 25 clean sheets, which still stands as a club record for the most clean sheets in a season.[7]

He was also a part of the Tranmere team that won the Associate Members' Cup in 1989–90, beating Bristol Rovers 2–1 in the final at Wembley with goals by forwards Ian Muir and Jim Steel. In 1996, towards the end of his time at Tranmere, Nixon found himself again being sent out on loan three times. In January, he joined Reading; the following month he was loaned to Blackpool, for whom he made 20 league appearances; and in September he spent a second loan spell at Bradford City, making twelve league appearances.

Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and back to Tranmere Rovers

On 27 August 1997, Nixon was signed by Stockport County for £100,000. In 19 months at Edgeley Park, he made 42 league appearances, and he was also sent on loan again, this time to Wigan Athletic in August 1998, before signing for them permanently in March 1999 on a free transfer. However, his time at Wigan was short-lived, and on 4 July he was back at Tranmere Rovers for a third time, on another free transfer, where he stayed for a further four years, becoming a part-time goalkeeping coach.[8] After focussing on coaching rather than playing, Nixon spent one short loan spell at Kidderminster Harriers in October 2001,[9] for whom he kept three clean sheets in three games.[5][10][11] On his return, he signed non-contract terms with Tranmere.[12] On 8 August 2002, he again signed as a non-contract player with the club to provide cover for Keith Welch, who Tranmere had just signed.[13] The 2002–03 season was his testimonial season and his testimonial match was played at Prenton Park on 6 August against the club he supported as a youngster, and for whom he first played professionally – Manchester City.[8]

When he played in goal against Crewe Alexandra on 21 September 2002, Nixon, at 39 years and 352 days old, became the oldest player to ever play for the club: his record was subsequently broken by Ian Goodison.[7][14]

Nixon's final club was Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he signed on a free transfer on 1 July 2003, and where he was used as a goalkeeping coach,[5][15] making one league appearance – on 27 September 2003 against Grimsby Town.[16] His spell with the club was spent coaching three days a week, and spending two days back at Tranmere Rovers coaching.[17]

Coaching

While he was still playing, Nixon had started working towards gaining his goalkeeping coach licence, and in August 2004 he became a full-time goalkeeping coach with Tranmere Rovers.[17]

Nixon now holds both a UEFA goalkeeping coaching A licence and a UEFA football coaching A licence.[18][19] On 10 February 2006, Nixon gave up his coaching responsibilities with Tranmere Rovers because of knee problems[6] and also to attend a personal-fitness coaching course before opening a health and fitness studio in Prenton,[20] before moving to Dubai, where he worked as a personal fitness trainer.[citation needed]

On 5 February 2007, Nixon was honoured for his outstanding service to Tranmere Rovers as the winner of the Dave Russell Award at the annual Sports Personality Awards in Liverpool.[6]

Nixon has also written a regular column for the Liverpool Echo newspaper.[18]

In October 2008, Nixon was appointed goalkeeping coach at Conference North club Fleetwood Town by manager Micky Mellon.[21] The two were teammates at Tranmere Rovers and during Nixon's spell on loan at Blackpool in 1996.[19] He left the club in May 2011 by mutual consent.[22]

In 2012, Nixon released his autobiography Big Hands, Big Heart.[citation needed] He continues to play charity games for his former clubs, coach youngsters at a local leisure centre and provide match commentary and analysis for the media. In Summer 2012 he gave an exclusive interview to SKY TV's Holiday and Cruise Channel talking about his life and career. In February 2013 he opened a new sports centre for youngsters on the Wirral.[23]

On 17 May 2013, Nixon was named new goalkeeping coach with Chesterfield F.C.[24] joining ex-teammate Paul Cook who now manages the Spireites. Both previously played together at Tranmere and Stockport in the late nineties. In summer 2017, Nixon was reunited with Mellon, becoming the Tranmere Rovers goalkeeping coach.

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ "Cottee completes the set". bbc.co.uk. 29 March 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Quirky facts". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Southampton FC Players Archive". Saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Eric Nixon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  6. ^ a b c Barrett, Tony (6 February 2007). "Nixon is honoured". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Rovers Records". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b "Eric Nixon speaks ahead of his Big Night". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Nixon helps out Harriers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Nixon comes to Tranmere's aid". bbc.co.uk. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  11. ^ "Nixon still a Rover". bbc.co.uk. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  12. ^ "Nixon back on the books". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Nixon signs again". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Nixon hits the Big 40". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Owls line up Lucas". bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  16. ^ "Owls eye Milosevic". bbc.co.uk. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  17. ^ a b Hilton, Nick (18 August 2004). "Nixon keen to fan flames of keeper competition". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  18. ^ a b Nixon, Eric (2 February 2008). "Why it's time for me to move away". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  19. ^ a b "Nixon joins as goalkeeping coach". Fleetwood Town F.C. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "Nixon in career change". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Kay signs loan deal at Fleetwood". bbc.co.uk. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  22. ^ "Nixon Departs Fleetwood". Football Conference. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  23. ^ "Eric Nixon Agent". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  24. ^ "Goalkeeping Department Strengthened". Chesterfield FC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  25. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
  26. ^ a b Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.

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