Nigel Winterburn

Nigel Winterburn
Personal information
Full name Nigel Winterburn[1]
Date of birth (1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Arley, Warwickshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1982–1983 Oxford United 0 (0)
1983–1987 Wimbledon 165 (8)
1987–2000 Arsenal 440 (8)
2000–2003 West Ham United 82 (1)
Total 687 (17)
International career
1982 England Youth[3] 1 (0)
1986 England U21 1 (0)
1990–1991 England B 3 (0)
1989–1993 England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Winterburn (born 11 December 1963) is an English retired professional footballer, coach and current television personality for BT Sport.[4]

Winterburn played primarily as a left back from 1981 to 2003. He is best known for his role alongside Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon, forming the defensive line for Arsenal in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s. He also played for West Ham United, later playing in EFL for Wimbledon, Birmingham City, and Oxford United. He was capped twice by England, in 1989 and 1993.

During the 2008–09 season, Winterburn briefly joined a part of the coaching staff at Blackburn Rovers under Paul Ince but was subsequently replaced by Sam Allardyce.

  1. ^ a b "Nigel Winterburn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Nigel Winterburn Defender, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Match results under 18 1980–1990". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "mn2s". 25 February 2023.