28 Facts About Steve Nicol

Stephen Nicol was born on 11 December 1961 and is a Scottish football player, coach and pundit.

Steve Nicol mainly played as a right back and occasionally played in other positions across defence and midfield.

Steve Nicol spent most of his playing career with the successful Liverpool teams of the 1980s.

Steve Nicol was a regular member of the Scotland national team and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Steve Nicol started his playing career with local club Ayr United, moving to Liverpool in 1981.

Steve Nicol won five English league championships, three FA Cup winners medals, and the 1984 European Cup during 14 years with Liverpool.

Steve Nicol played for several other English teams after leaving Liverpool, including Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers, before emigrating to the United States in 1999.

Steve Nicol was most recently coach of the New England Revolution and was the longest-tenured head coach in MLS to coach a single club.

Steve Nicol, who was signed by Bob Paisley, had to wait almost an entire year to make his senior debut for Liverpool and two years for a regular first team place, arriving at the club halfway through a 20-year period of resurgence.

The Reds finished as league champions for the 14th time, but Steve Nicol did not make enough appearances to collect a title winner's medal.

Steve Nicol went on to win a League championship medal by the end of his first full season, having not appeared enough times the previous season to qualify for a medal.

Steve Nicol came on as a substitute for Craig Johnston in the European Cup final against Roma in the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Steve Nicol missed his spot-kick, but Roma failed to score two of their penalties and Liverpool won the competition.

Steve Nicol was settling into an international career, which would ultimately yield 27 caps and a place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, with Scotland.

Steve Nicol even played up front on a couple of occasions.

Steve Nicol earned the nickname 'Chopsy' because of how he pronounced the word 'chips'.

Steve Nicol was the last Liverpool player to have a chance to equalise and force extra-time, but his diving header in injury time flew narrowly over the crossbar.

Steve Nicol accompanied his teammates to many of the funerals and memorial services of the 96 fans who died at the Hillsborough disaster.

Steve Nicol would be one of the few players still with Liverpool when their ban from European competitions was finally lifted.

Steve Nicol's final appearance for the club was a League Cup tie against Burnley in October 1994.

Steve Nicol stayed at Liverpool until 20 January 1995 when he took on a player-assistant coach role at Notts County after being recruited by County's former Everton manager Howard Kendall.

Steve Nicol stayed at Meadow Lane for just 10 months, playing 32 times.

Steve Nicol then had a short spell with Doncaster Rovers before heading to the US to take a player-coach position with the Boston Bulldogs of the A-League in 1999.

Steve Nicol returned to the Boston Bulldogs as player-coach for the 2000 and 2001 seasons before re-joining the Revs in 2002 as an assistant coach.

Steve Nicol was first capped at the senior level for Scotland on 12 September 1984, soon after becoming a first team regular for Liverpool.

Steve Nicol was in Scotland's squad for the 1986 World Cup.

In 2002, Steve Nicol took over as head coach of the New England Revolution on an interim basis initially, then permanently after 21 games, leading the team to the MLS Cup final that season and was named MLS Coach of the Year in his first year.

Steve Nicol's Revolution had the unique distinction of not scoring a goal in regulation time in the first three of their four final appearances.