13 Facts About Nigel Worthington

Nigel Worthington was born on 4 November 1961 and is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City.

Nigel Worthington played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Stoke City and Blackpool.

Nigel Worthington left just over two years afterwards, having failed to keep them in the top-flight in 2005.

Nigel Worthington was briefly caretaker manager of Leicester City in 2007 prior to starting as manager of Northern Ireland, from which he stepped down in 2011.

In Northern Ireland's subsequent successful qualifying campaign for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Nigel Worthington started one qualifying match and came on as a substitute in three more.

Nigel Worthington served as Northern Ireland captain from 1995 to 1996.

Nigel Worthington soon retired from playing to take on sole managerial duties, but two and a half seasons in charge ended with his resignation on 23 December 1999 following a dip in form that saw the club lying in the Second Division relegation battle.

Nigel Worthington was appointed caretaker manager at Norwich on 4 December after Hamilton resigned, and on 2 January 2001 was appointed as permanent manager.

Nigel Worthington later saved the club from relegation into the Second Division.

Nigel Worthington lost out on the position to Martin Allen.

Nigel Worthington was appointed as manager of Northern Ireland on 1 June 2007, initially on a short-term contract until the end of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign in November.

Nigel Worthington was appointed manager of League Two club York City on 4 March 2013, after Gary Mills was sacked two days earlier.

Nigel Worthington resigned as manager on 13 October 2014 with the team one place above the relegation zone, and was quoted as saying "In recent weeks, performances have not been up to my high standards and I take full responsibility for this".