Steve Nicol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Nicol | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Troon, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Ayr United | 70 | (7) |
| 1981–1994 | Liverpool | 343 | (37) |
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 32 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | 49 | (0) |
| 1998 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Boston Bulldogs | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 569 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1984 | Scotland U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 1984–1992 | Scotland | 27 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995 | Notts County | ||
| 1999 | New England Revolution (interim) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Boston Bulldogs | ||
| 2002–2011 | New England Revolution | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen "Steve" Nicol (born 11 December 1961 in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He attended Marr College in Troon and developed into a utility player, who played for the successful Liverpool teams of the 1980s. He was also a regular member of the Scotland national football team and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
As a player, Nicol won five Football League First Division titles, three FA Cup winners medals, and the 1984 European Cup during 14 years with Liverpool. Nicol also played with several other English teams, including Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers, before emigrating to the United States in 1999. He was most recently coach of the New England Revolution and was the longest-tenured head coach in MLS to coach a single club. Nicol is now a commentator for ESPN FC.
Nicol began his career with Ayr United in 1979 and spent just over two seasons with the Scottish side, racking up 70 league appearances, before Liverpool manager Bob Paisley decided to pay, what turned out to be a bargain price, £300,000 to bring Nicol to Anfield on 26 October 1981.
Nicol, who was signed by Bob Paisley, had to wait almost an entire year to make his senior debut for Liverpool and two years for a regular first team place, arriving at the club halfway through a 20-year period of dominance.
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