 Worthington as manager of York City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Worthington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Ballymena United | 80 | (4) |
| 1981–1984 | Notts County | 67 | (4) |
| 1984–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 338 | (12) |
| 1994–1996 | Leeds United | 43 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Stoke City | 12 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Blackpool | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 549 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | 14 | (0) | |
| 1984–1997 | Northern Ireland | 66 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Blackpool | ||
| 2000–2006 | Norwich City | ||
| 2007 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2011 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 2013–2014 | York City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City.
He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Stoke City and Blackpool. With Sheffield Wednesday he won the League Cup in 1991. As an international player, he was capped 66 times for Northern Ireland, and appeared for them at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Worthington began his managerial career as player-manager of Blackpool in 1997 before he took over as manager of Norwich City in 2000. He guided Norwich into the Premier League in the 2003–04 season as First Division title winners. He left just over two years afterwards, having failed to keep them in the top-flight in 2005. He was briefly caretaker manager of Leicester City in 2007 prior to starting as manager of Northern Ireland, from which he stepped down in 2011.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. pp. 332–333. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.