Nigel Winterburn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Arley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Wimbledon | 165 | (8) |
| 1987–2000 | Arsenal | 440 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | West Ham United | 82 | (1) |
| Total | 687 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nigel Winterburn (born 11 December 1963) is an English former professional footballer and current football television pundit who played as a left back from 1981 to 2003. He is best known for his role alongside the likes of Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon, forming a celebrated defensive line for Arsenal in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s.
He also played in the Premier League for West Ham United and in the Football League for Wimbledon. He also earned two caps for England between 1989 and 1993.
Winterburn was born in Arley, Warwickshire. He began his career with Birmingham City but never played for the first team, though he did earn youth caps for England while with the club. He joined Oxford United, but never played for their first team either, and then in 1983 he was signed on a free transfer by Dave Bassett to join Wimbledon, who were on a steady climb up the divisions after gaining promotion from the non-league pyramid six years earlier.
Wimbledon achieved promotion to the First Division in 1986 and Winterburn earned England under-21 honours. In their first season within the elite they achieved a top-half finish and got to the quarter finals of the FA Cup, when they were beaten by eventual finalists Tottenham Hotspur.
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