Nathan Abbey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathanael Abbey | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arlesey Town (player-joint manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Luton Town | 55 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Chesterfield | 46 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Northampton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2003 | Stevenage Borough | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | St Albans City | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Hayes | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Boston United | 61 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Torquay United | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Brentford | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Rushden & Diamonds | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Kettering Town | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Arlesey Town | ? | (?) |
| 2013–2014 | St Neots Town | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2015 | Dunstable Town | ? | (?) |
| 2015– | Arlesey Town | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Arlesey Town (player-assistant manager) | ||
| 2013–2014 | St Neots Town (player-assistant manager) | ||
| 2015– | Arlesey Town (joint with Zema Abbey) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 17 February 2015 (UTC). |
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Nathanael "Nathan" Abbey (born 11 July 1978) is a journeyman English professional football goalkeeper who is player-joint manager alongside his brother Zema at Arlesey Town.
Abbey was born in Islington, London, and began his football career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in August 1995. His first team debut came on 26 August 1997 in the League Cup first round second leg tie at home to Colchester United, a 1–1 draw taking the Hatters into the second round. Later that season he had a spell on loan to Football Conference side Woking. He had to wait until January 1999 for this next first team appearance for Luton, playing in the 3–0 defeat at home to Walsall in the Football League Trophy. His league debut came the following month, on 6 February, playing in the 2–1 win away to Burnley.
He began the 1999–2000 season as Luton's first choice goalkeeper, previous first choice Kelvin Davis having been sold to Wimbledon to aid Luton's financial problems, and remained a regular throughout the season. In the summer of 2000, Luton manager Ricky Hill signed Mark Ovendale and chose him to start the season in place of Abbey. However, Abbey soon regained his place in the side, though spent most of the season in and out of the side as first Lil Fuccillo and then Joe Kinnear took over as Luton manager.
With Luton relegated to the bottom flight of the Football League, Abbey was released by Luton and joined Chesterfield in August 2001. He was an ever-present the following season and won the Chesterfield Player of the Year Award, but left after failing to agree a new contract.
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