Nick Culkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas James Culkin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1978 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Radcliffe Borough | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1995 | York City | ||
| 1995–1997 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2002 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Livingston (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | (0) |
| 2010– | Radcliffe Borough | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:34, 26 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nicholas James "Nick" Culkin (born 6 July 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Radcliffe Borough as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Career
Born in York, North Yorkshire,[1] Culkin signed for Premier League club Manchester United in September 1995, costing £100,000 from York City while still in the club's youth system.[2] Culkin's first United match was in their Scandinavian tour, which was before the 1997–98 season. He came on at half-time for Manchester United's first choice goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel. Culkin kept a clean sheet against Norwegian team SK Brann, where Manchester United won 4–0. He signed a new two-year contract with United in May 1999.[3]
He holds the record for the shortest debut in Premier League history, having just eighty seconds of action over 7 years at the club after replacing Raimond van der Gouw in stoppage time against Arsenal at Highbury on 22 August 1999.[4]
He was also loaned to Hull City, Bristol Rovers and Livingston. Overall he played 93 league matches, three FA Cup matches, and seven League Cup matches. Culkin retired from professional football in April 2005 due to a long-standing knee injury.[5]
Culkin came out of retirement after signing for Northern Premier League Division One North team Radcliffe Borough in August 2010.[6]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1997–2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hull City (loan) | 1999–2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2000–2001 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2001–2002 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2002–2005 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2010-Current | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Total | 109 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ "City in safe hands". The Press. 14 February 1998. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/1998/02/14/York+Archive/7970576.City_in_safe_hands/. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "York City FC: Millennium man". The Press. 25 May 1999. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/1999/05/25/York+Archive/7963004.York_City_FC__Millennium_man/. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ White, Jim (2008). "Selected Records". Manchester United: The Biography. London: Sphere. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-84744-088-4. "Nick Culkin. The man with the shortest first-team career in United history, the goalkeeper replaced Raimond van der Gouw for the final 80 seconds in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in 1999."
- ^ "Culkin retires". Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 29 April 2005. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~658005,00.html. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Radcliffe sign United record holder". Non-League Daily. 23 August 2010. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=69328. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from York
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- York City F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Radcliffe Borough F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
