Nigel Howard Adkins was born on 11 March 1965 and is an English professional football manager and former player and physiotherapist.
21 Facts About Nigel Adkins
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Nigel Adkins finished his playing career and began his managerial career at Welsh club Bangor City before spells at Scunthorpe United and Southampton, where he led both clubs to promotion.
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Nigel Adkins began his career at Liverpool, but was released without playing a first team game.
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Nigel Adkins suffered a double spinal fracture at age 23, which curtailed his career.
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Nigel Adkins joined Bangor City as player-manager in 1993, making 95 league appearances and guiding them to consecutive promotions before leaving the club in 1996.
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Nigel Adkins subsequently retired from playing at age 31, having made 336 league appearances in a 13-year career.
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Nigel Adkins was appointed caretaker manager by Scunthorpe United chairman Steve Wharton in November 2006, following the departure of the previous manager, Brian Laws.
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Nigel Adkins joined Southampton on 12 September 2010, after the Saints and Scunthorpe United agreed a compensation package.
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Nigel Adkins signed a three-year contract and was joined there by his former assistant at Scunthorpe, Andy Crosby.
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Nigel Adkins signed winger Dany N'Guessan on loan from Leicester City, and signed Jonathan Forte on a three-and-a-half-year contract from Adkins' former club Scunthorpe United.
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Nigel Adkins won the League One Manager of the Month for April 2011 after winning seven of the eight games that month and putting Southampton on the brink of promotion.
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Nigel Adkins was the first Southampton manager to gain back-to-back promotions and kept Southampton in the top two all season.
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In October 2012, Nigel Adkins disclosed that he recites the Dale Wimbrow poem, The Guy in The Glass to control stress.
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On 26 March 2013, Nigel Adkins was appointed manager at fellow Premier League club Reading in succession to Brian McDermott, who had been dismissed a fortnight earlier.
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On 2 June 2015, Nigel Adkins was appointed as the manager at League One club Sheffield United.
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On 7 December 2017, Nigel Adkins was appointed as the manager of Championship club Hull City, signing an 18-month contract, following the dismissal of Leonid Slutsky.
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Nigel Adkins took over the Tigers while they sat in 20th place, three points adrift from the relegation drop and five from bottom.
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On 8 June 2019, Nigel Adkins confirmed his decision not to renew his expiring contract, stating that his and the club's futures were "not aligned".
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On 18 March 2021, Nigel Adkins was appointed as manager of Charlton Athletic signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.
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On 7 May 2023, Nigel Adkins returned to Tranmere Rovers as Technical Director and mentor and advisor to manager Ian Dawes.
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Nigel Adkins had been praised by former players for his man-management, and for his ability to instil belief in his players and generate confidence within his squads.