Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan was born on 24 June 1982 and is an English former professional footballer and current first team coach for Premier League club West Ham United.
25 Facts About Kevin Nolan
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Kevin Nolan scored as Bolton beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in both of his first two seasons in the top tier of English football, as well as important goals that helped Bolton regularly finish in the top half of the Premier League table.
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Kevin Nolan was appointed captain soon after his arrival and led the team to an instant return to the Premier League.
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Kevin Nolan left West Ham United by mutual consent in August 2015, and the following January he took over as player-manager at Leyton Orient, losing his managerial role in April.
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On 26 August 2018, Kevin Nolan parted company with Notts County.
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Kevin Nolan attended Liverpool Blue Coat School and in 1996, he was playing for the City of Liverpool's schoolboys team.
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Kevin Nolan was invited to a Bolton Wanderers youth team training session by a friend, and was signed up to the club's books.
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Kevin Nolan played the whole match, as Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End in the First Division play-off, winning promotion to the Premier League.
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Kevin Nolan was noted as one of the more vocal Newcastle players over the summer, demanding an end to the off the field distractions at the club, and suggesting the club should be looking to acquire players for an immediate return to the Premier League.
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Kevin Nolan received criticism for some of his performances during the season, notably from some West Ham supporters and from Jack Sullivan, the son of West Ham's co-chairman, David Sullivan.
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Five days later, Kevin Nolan left West Ham United by mutual consent after four years at the club.
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Kevin Nolan had played 157 games for West Ham in all competitions, scoring 31 goals.
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Kevin Nolan's Orient team won three of the four league games in his first full month of management, only losing to league leaders, Northampton Town, and keeping three clean sheets.
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On 12 April 2016, with the team two points off the play-offs, Kevin Nolan was relieved of his duties as manager of Orient, the role transferring to Andy Hessenthaler.
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On 12 January 2017, Kevin Nolan was appointed manager of Notts County, replacing the sacked John Sheridan.
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Kevin Nolan inherited a team that had lost its last ten matches and was a point from the relegation places in League Two.
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On 20 September 2017, with Notts County in second place in League Two, Kevin Nolan signed a new three-year contract.
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County owner Alan Hardy said: "Kevin Nolan has brought real pride, optimism and stability to this club which has not been seen for many years".
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On 26 August 2018, Kevin Nolan was dismissed as manager of Notts County after a six-game winless run.
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In February 2020, Kevin Nolan was appointed as first team coach at West Ham United.
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Kevin Nolan has previously been called up to the England Under-18s and Under-21s and some commentators acknowledged that he could be a future candidate for the England squad.
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Reports have claimed that Kevin Nolan could be called up to the Republic of Ireland or Netherlands squads due to his ancestry.
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On 12 November 2012, Kevin Nolan was quoted saying he has been left hurt by being regularly overlooked by England managers.
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Kevin Nolan held the record for the most Premier League appearances without winning an England cap, but has since been overtaken by former West Ham teammate, Mark Noble.
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Kevin Nolan became engaged in 2005, and married his fiancee Hayley in the summer of 2008.