Nick Montgomery
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Nicholas Anthony Montgomery (born 28 October 1981 in Leeds
, England
) is an English-born Scottish
footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Football League One
club Sheffield United
.
. He made his début for The Blades at Carrow Road
against Norwich City
on 21 October 2000. He has now established himself as a regular in the first-team with a total of almost 300 appearances for club. Montgomery scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home victory of Birmingham City
in November 2001.
Montgomery was an integral member of the 2005–06 squad that saw the Blades being promoted back to the Premier League. As a result of his hard work over the season, he was runner-up to Phil Jagielka
in the club's Player of Year awards.
During the 2009–10 season Montgomery played a main role in an injury plagued Sheffield United squad eventually winning player of the season, including scoring his first league goal for four seasons in the Blades 3–0 home victory against Blackpool
in March 2010. A few months of speculation followed as to whether he would leave the club but on 2 June 2010 he signed a new 3 year deal with the
club after turning down Yorkshire rivals Leeds United, despite being a life long Leeds fan.
After a turbulent season of four managers Kevin Blackwell
, Gary Speed
, John Carver
and Micky Adams
, Sheffield United were relegated in the 2010–11 season to League 1, and with relegation confirmed Montgomery was again targeted by Leeds United.
after turning down an opportunity to play for England after interest from Sven Goran Erikson. He then later featured for the Scotland U21 side in 2003. He made his début in a 1–0 victory over Austria
on 29 April scoring from 50 yards and his second and last appearance in another 1–0 victory, this time over Croatia
on 18 November of that year. He subsequently appeared for a team of Scotland Futures in 2005, featuring in a 2–0 defeat of Poland
in December.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is an English-born Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
.
Sheffield United
Montgomery supported as a child and started his professional career by coming through the youth ranks at Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. He made his début for The Blades at Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
against Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
on 21 October 2000. He has now established himself as a regular in the first-team with a total of almost 300 appearances for club. Montgomery scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home victory of Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
in November 2001.
Montgomery was an integral member of the 2005–06 squad that saw the Blades being promoted back to the Premier League. As a result of his hard work over the season, he was runner-up to Phil Jagielka
Phil Jagielka
Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka is an English international footballer who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield for his previous club Sheffield United, but generally plays in central defence for Everton...
in the club's Player of Year awards.
During the 2009–10 season Montgomery played a main role in an injury plagued Sheffield United squad eventually winning player of the season, including scoring his first league goal for four seasons in the Blades 3–0 home victory against Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in March 2010. A few months of speculation followed as to whether he would leave the club but on 2 June 2010 he signed a new 3 year deal with the
club after turning down Yorkshire rivals Leeds United, despite being a life long Leeds fan.
After a turbulent season of four managers Kevin Blackwell
Kevin Blackwell
Kevin Patrick Blackwell is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager. He has an identical twin, Noel.-Early career:...
, Gary Speed
Gary Speed
Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between...
, John Carver
John Carver (footballer)
John William Carver is a former English footballer and current assistant manager of Newcastle United.-Biography:...
and Micky Adams
Micky Adams
Michael Richard "Micky" Adams is an English former professional footballer turned football manager who is in charge of League Two side Port Vale. As a player he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen year professional career in the Football League, including five...
, Sheffield United were relegated in the 2010–11 season to League 1, and with relegation confirmed Montgomery was again targeted by Leeds United.
International career
Despite being born in Leeds, Montgomery is eligible to play for ScotlandScotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
after turning down an opportunity to play for England after interest from Sven Goran Erikson. He then later featured for the Scotland U21 side in 2003. He made his début in a 1–0 victory over Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
on 29 April scoring from 50 yards and his second and last appearance in another 1–0 victory, this time over Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
on 18 November of that year. He subsequently appeared for a team of Scotland Futures in 2005, featuring in a 2–0 defeat of Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
in December.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup League Cup In association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish... |
FL Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
Play-Offs Football League Play-Offs The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is... |
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| 2011–12 2011–12 Football League The Football League 2011–12, called the Npower Football League, is the 112th season of the Football League. It began in August 2011 and will conclude in May 2012, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Football League The Football League 2010–11, called the Npower Football League, was the 111th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2010 and concluded in May 2011, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Football League The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 43 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Career total | 341 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 10 | 45 | 0 | ||