Bio:
David John Nish (born 26 September 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Nish’s £225,000 transfer from Leicester City to Derby County in 1972 broke the British transfer record.
He stayed on at school until, aged 17. In July 1966 sign as a professional for Leicester City, by which time he had already been selected three times as an unused substitute for the first team.
He soon showed his potential by scoring on his debut in a First Division match against Stoke City at Filbert Street in December 1966. Thereafter, his progress was startling, demonstrating real star quality.
Alf Ramsey awarded David the first of his 10 England Under-23s caps in April 1969. Ten days later, aged 21, he became the youngest FA Cup Final captain in history, when his Leicester City team met Manchester City at Wembley.
Leicester City were relegated three weeks after the cup final, but David captained the side to winning the Second Division title and the Charity (now Community) Shield in 1971. As captain, he also helped to establish Leicester City’s place back in the top flight in the 1971/72 season.
Nish won five full England caps and a league championship medal (in 1975), before he suffered a series of knee injuries. He then played for Tulsa Roughnecks and Seattle Sounders in the NASL. Between 1991 and 2002, David returned to Leicester City and fulfilled various roles, including youth development officer, caretaker manager for two games (in 1995), academy director and head of youth coaching. This was followed by a year on Derby County’s backroom staff, before David retired from football in 2003.
Factfile:
- Full Name: David John Nish
- Position: Defender
- Date of Birth: 26.09.1947
- Birthplace: Burton
- Nation: England
- Caps: 5
- Goals: –
- Club Career: Leicester City
- Period: 1966-1972
- League Games, 228
- League Goals, 25
- Previous Club: –
- Transfer Fee: –
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