Nicky Summerbee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Summerbee | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Altrincham, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1994 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Swindon Town | 112 | (6) |
| 1994–1997 | Manchester City | 131 | (6) |
| 1997–2001 | Sunderland | 94 | (7) |
| 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | (1) |
| 2001 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Leicester City | 29 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Bradford City | 68 | (4) |
| 2005 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Tamworth | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 471 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | England U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nicholas "Nicky" Summerbee (born 26 August 1971) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and commentator.
He notably played in the Premier League for Swindon Town, Manchester City and Sunderland, as well as in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers before finishing his career with Non-league Tamworth. He was capped by both the England U21 and England B sides.
Born in Altrincham, he had trials at Manchester United, Leicester City, and Norwich City, before joining Swindon Town; where his father, former England international Mike Summerbee, had connections. Summerbee played 112 games in seven years for the Robins, scoring six goals and helping them get promoted to the Premier League in 1993 before Manchester City paid £1.3million for his services a year later.
Summerbee joined Manchester City in 1994. His father Mike had become a household name at the club being part of the successful City team of the late 1960s and early 1970s and also being part of the star trio of Mike Summerbee, Francis Lee and Colin Bell. Nicky joined the team at a time when manager Brian Horton also brought in Peter Beagrie, Uwe Rosler and Paul Walsh. In his first season Manchester City finished towards the bottom end of the Premiership table. Then chairman Francis Lee replaced manager Brian Horton with Alan Ball who failed to manage the team to increased success. The team were relegated to the first division. In the summer of 1997 he was offered a trial by the French club Bordeaux. In November 1997, Summerbee joined Sunderland in a £1million-rated swap deal involving Craig Russell.
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