Nick Hammond
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas David Hammond | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Hornchurch, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Arsenal | ||
| 1986 | →Bristol Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Peterborough Utd (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Aberdeen (loan) | ||
| 1987–1995 | Swindon Town | 67 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Reading | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Reading (Youth Academy Director) | ||
| 2003–2016 | Reading (Director of Football) | ||
| 2016- | West Brom (Technical Director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas David Hammond (born 7 September 1967 in Hornchurch, England) is an English former football goalkeeper, and currently Technical Director at West Brom.
Playing career
Hammond was an Arsenal apprentice, making his league début whilst on loan at Bristol Rovers in 1986, followed by further loan spells at Peterborough United and Aberdeen.
Hammond joined Swindon Town on a free transfer in July 1987, and while there he twice broke his leg which resulted in him taking the number 23 shirt for the 1993–94 Premier League campaign, rather than the unlucky number 13.
A short spell at Plymouth Argyle culminated in a loan to Reading in December 1995, with the move being made permanent for £40,000 a month later. A highly regarded goalkeeping coach, Hammond was handed a coaching role by Alan Pardew and he subsequently retired from playing after suffering a recurrent back injury.
Management career
In October 2000, Hammond took over from John Stephenson to become Reading's Youth Academy Director, and was appointed the Club's first-ever Director of Football in September 2003.[1]
In April 2016, Hammond ended his 20-year association with Reading to become Technical Director at West Brom.[2]
References
- ^ "Hammond continues as coach". BBC Sport. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Nicky Hammond leaves Reading to join West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
External links
- Nick Hammond at Soccerbase
- Nick Hammond management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1967 births
- People from Hornchurch
- Association football goalkeepers
- English footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Reading F.C. non-playing staff