Nicholas Jeremy Eaden was born on 12 December 1972 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he is a senior professional development coach at EFL League One side Barnsley.
18 Facts About Nicky Eaden
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Nicky Eaden won promotions to the top flight with both Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic, playing professionally for Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City.
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Nicky Eaden rounded his career off with spells with non-league sides Halesowen Town, Solihull Moors and Kettering Town.
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Nicky Eaden moved into coaching during his final playing stint with Kettering and was appointed assistant manager, a position he held at Peterborough United and Rotherham United.
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Nicky Eaden has held various coaching positions at Leicester City, Tamworth, Coventry City and Chesterfield, as well as spells as manager of non-league sides Nuneaton Borough, Hednesford Town and Kettering Town.
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Nicky Eaden was born in Sheffield, and began his playing career with Barnsley as a youngster.
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Nicky Eaden was initially not taken on when he left school in 1989, but was given a deal later that year, and turned professional in 1991.
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Nicky Eaden started the last match of the season, and the decision to release him was reversed on the recommendation of coach Eric Winstanley.
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Under the management of Viv Anderson and Danny Wilson, Nicky Eaden became a regular in the side and contributed to their promotion to the Premiership, but after Barnsley would not meet his wage demands when his contract was due to expire in 2000, he left.
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Nicky Eaden had a successful spell with Wigan Athletic, winning promotion from the Second Division and then into the Premier League.
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On 31 August 2006, Nicky Eaden joined League Two side Lincoln City on loan, initially for a month, which was later extended to the maximum 93-day total.
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Nicky Eaden then returned to Forest, but was again loaned to Lincoln in January 2007, this time for the rest of the season.
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In November 2009, Cooper was appointed manager of Championship club Peterborough United, and Nicky Eaden accompanied him, again as assistant manager.
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On 22 March 2011, Nicky Eaden joined the coaching staff of Rotherham United on a contract until the end of the season, working under his one-time Barnsley teammate Andy Liddell.
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However, just a week later Nicky Eaden announced he had "had a change of heart" and would not be taking up the post, instead taking up the same role at Kettering Town.
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Five days later, Redfearn was dismissed, and Nicky Eaden took on the role of caretaker manager.
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In July 2016, Nicky Eaden was appointed as senior development coach at Coventry City under Tony Mowbray.
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Nicky Eaden briefly acted as first-team coach under Mark Venus's caretaker managership, before leaving in September 2017 to become Jack Lester's assistant manager at Chesterfield.