Nigel SPACKMAN | 1987-1988 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

SPACKMAN PES STATS | 1987-1988

electric_trigger Nigel SPACKMAN | 1987-1988 Club: Liverpool Number: 5 Position: *CM, SM, DM, SB Nationality: English Era: 1987-1988 Foot: L Side: B Length: ? Weight: ? Attack: 72 Defence: 75 Balance: 82 Stamina: 86 Top Speed: 78 Acceleration: 79 Response: 83 Agility: 80 Dribble Accuracy: 80 Dribble Speed: 76 Short Pass Accuracy: 85 Short Pass Speed: 84 Long Pass Acc: 85 Long Pass Speed: 83 Shot Accuracy: 72 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 72 Free Kick Accuracy: 80 Curling: 82 Header: 79 Jump: 82 Technique: 80 Aggression: 75 Mentality: 83 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 85 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 *Passing *1-touch pass *Covering Nigel James Spackman (born 2 December 1960 in Romsey, Hampshire) is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integral part of the much-admired Liverpool team of 1988 Playing career Spackman started at Andover and spent his first three years as a professional with Bournemouth before joining Chelsea for £35,000 in the summer of 1983. He signed for Chelsea as part of manager John Neal's re-building of the side alongside the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and David Speedie. Spackman scored on his debut for the club in a 5–0 opening day win over Derby County, though he was not a regular goalscorer. Chelsea were promoted at the end of that season as Second Division champions and finished 6th in the following two seasons back in the top tier, with Spackman a near ever-present. During the 1986–87 season, several key players, including Spackman, fell out with manager John Hollins and he was sporadically left out of the starting line-up or played out of position. He was sold to Liverpool in 1987 for £400,000. Initially he was a frequently used substitute at Liverpool, and he was in the team which lost the 1987 League Cup final to Arsenal before his big year arrived. This was the year when Liverpool played what observers now cliché as ''total football'', earning praise from distinguished retired professionals like ex-France skipper Michel Platini and former England winger Tom Finney. Spackman only had a regular role in the Liverpool team during this season, but played an essential role. When regular midfield general Ronnie Whelan was injured early in the campaign, Spackman was handed his No.5 shirt and he never missed a game for the whole campaign, gaining respect and plaudits for his unselfish running and industry around the park. Not the most glamorous player in a team which featured the likes of John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge, Spackman was quickly identified as an unsung hero beyond the appreciation of the Liverpool supporters, who loved him. Liverpool lost just twice in the League championship all season, claiming the title with ease and Spackman was in the side which played what remains arguably Liverpool's finest club performance in English football when they beat Nottingham Forest 5–0. Spackman's stamina and unselfishness set up the last goal for Aldridge. Whelan was fit again with a month of the season left, but wasn't selected. Spackman was selected for the rest of the campaign, including the FA Cup final, which Liverpool surprisingly lost to Wimbledon. Spackman and team-mate Gary Gillespie both played that game with flamboyant bandages around their heads after the two had suffered cuts in a clash during a game against Derby County the previous week. He left Liverpool for Queens Park Rangers in February 1989 and subsequently played for Scottish side Rangers (1989–92), winning honours there. He went back to Chelsea in 1992 before moving to Sheffield United in 1996 as player-coach and assistant-manager to Howard Kendall Nigel SPACKMAN | 1987-1988 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)