Nigel Adkins

Nigel Howard Adkins (born 11 March 1965) is an English football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager and technical director at Tranmere Rovers.

Nigel Adkins
Nigel Adkins - 2011 (cropped).jpg
Adkins as Southampton manager in 2011
Personal information
Full nameNigel Howard Adkins[1]
Date of birth (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 59)[1]
Place of birthBirkenhead, England[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Tranmere Rovers (manager)
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1986Tranmere Rovers86(0)
1986–1993Wigan Athletic155(0)
1993–1996Bangor City95(0)
Total336(0)
Teams managed
1993–1996Bangor City
2006–2010Scunthorpe United
2010–2013Southampton
2013–2014Reading
2015–2016Sheffield United
2017–2019Hull City
2021Charlton Athletic
2023–Tranmere Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Adkins played for Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Bangor City.

Adkins' career as a manager started with Bangor City. From 1996 to 2006 he worked for Scunthorpe United as a physiotherapist. He worked for Scunthorpe United as a main coach for four years. In 2010, Adkins became the main coach of Southampton. In March 2013, Adkins became a main coach of Reading.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nigel Adkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers.