Nigel Jemson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Bradley Jemson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Hutton, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Preston North End | 32 | (8) |
| 1988–1991 | Nottingham Forest | 47 | (13) |
| 1989 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Preston North End (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1991–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 51 | (9) |
| 1993 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 14 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Watford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Oxford United | 68 | (27) |
| 1998–1999 | Bury | 29 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Ayr United | 12 | (5) |
| 2000 | Oxford United | 18 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Shrewsbury Town | 109 | (36) |
| 2003–2004 | Ballymena United | 22 | (7) |
| 2004–2008 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Halifax Town | ||
| 2009 | Arnold Town | ||
| 2009–2010 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | ||
| National team | |||
| 1990 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2008 | Ilkeston Town (player-manager) | ||
| 2009 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nigel Bradley Jemson (born 10 August 1969) is an English footballer, who represented his country at under-21 level and was the player-manager of Ilkeston Town until May 2008.[1] He finished his career at Rainworth Miners Welfare in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Club career
Jemson played for a total of 12 English league clubs and one Scottish league club during his career, rarely lasting more than a season in each club.
Arguably, the highlight of his career was the goal he scored in the 1990 League Cup Final for Nottingham Forest against Oldham Athletic. It resulted to be the winner, and the only goal of the game.
In July 1996, Jemson joined Oxford United for a fee of £60,000.[2] During his time there, he had loan spells with Watford,[3] Coventry City,[4] and Rotherham United,[5] where he scored two goals in April 1996, which resulted in a 2–1 win against Shrewsbury Town, whom he later went to play 109 games for, in the Football League Trophy Final at the Wembley Stadium.[6]
Jemson also gained national fame in January 2003, after scoring the goals that knocked Everton out of the FA Cup third round, during his time in Shrewsbury Town. He put the Shrews into a first half lead with a free kick, and after Niclas Alexandersson had equalised for Everton, he glanced a last minute header past Richard Wright,[7] to give Shrewsbury Town another famous FA Cup victory, and one of the all-time greatest FA Cup games. Having earlier scored once against Stafford Rangers[8] and twice against Barrow,[9] his two goals against Everton took his tally to 5 in the competition meaning he ended up as top scorer.
In 2010, he replaced Eoin Jess in the Nottingham Forest's Masters team for the 2010 HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament.[10] As of 2011, Jemson currently plays for, and captains, Nottingham Forest's Masters team.
International career
Jemson was capped once for the England under-21s, in a 0–0 friendly against Wales under-21s in December 1990.[11]
Personal life
In 2011, Jemson was reported training as a fireman in Bingham, Nottinghamshire.[12] He also maintains his interest in football and Nottingham Forest, starting a blog about his former team in October 2011.[13]
Honours
- Nottingham Forest
- Rotherham United
References
- ↑ "Players: J". ilsonfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Football". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 11 July 1996. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 13 January 1995. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (24 March 1995). "Blackburn stage coup with Witschge loan". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "David Speedie sacked by Crawley". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Wood, Greg (15 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Shrews shock Everton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 January 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 4–0 Stafford". BBC. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 3–1 Barrow". BBC. 7 December 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Jemson drafted in". Thisisnottingham.co.uk/. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Barrie Courtney. "England – U-21 International Results 1986–1995 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "From football to fireman – ex Shrewsbury Town ace's new career". Shropshirestar.com. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "About Nigel Jemson's Blog". Nigel Jemson's Blog.
External links
- Nigel Jemson career statistics at Soccerbase
- electronicfishcake.com – Grimsby player profile
- Detailed player profile