David Nish

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Nish

| image =

| full_name = David John Nish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|9|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Burton upon Trent, England

| height =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Measham Social Welfare

| years1 = 1966–1972

| clubs1 = Leicester City

| caps1 = 228

| goals1 = 25

| years2 = 1972–1979

| clubs2 = Derby County

| caps2 = 188

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 1979

| clubs3 = Tulsa Roughnecks

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1980–1981

| clubs4 = Seattle Sounders

| caps4 = 57

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1980–1981

| clubs5 = Seattle Sounders (indoor)

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1981–1982

| clubs6 = San Jose Earthquakes (indoor)

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 522

| totalgoals = 52

| nationalyears1 = 1969–1971

| nationalteam1 = England U23{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU23.html|title=England Matches - Under-23's 1954-76|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1973–1974

| nationalteam2 = England

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

David John Nish (born 26 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Nish's £225,000 transfer from Leicester City to Derby County in 1972 broke the British transfer record.BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6291323.stm Were you there...when the Rams beat the Gas?]

Club

Nish began his career with Leicester City in 1966. In 1972, Derby County paid a record transfer fee of £225,000 for his contract. At Derby he was part of the team that won the First Division in 1975.{{cite web |url=https://gameofthepeople.com/2015/03/09/we-are-the-champions-1974-75-derby-county/|title=We are the Champions: 1974–75 – Derby County|publisher=gameofthepeople.com|date=9 March 2015 |access-date=18 May 2016}}

In 1979, Nish moved to the United States where he joined the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. In 1980, he moved to the Seattle Sounders where he played three seasons (two outdoor and one indoor). He finished his American career with one indoor season with the San Jose Earthquakes.

After leaving the U.S., he returned to Leicestershire where he turned out for non-league side Shepshed Charterhouse.{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersN/BioNishDJ.html|title = England Players - David Nish}}

International

Nish earned five caps for the England national team in 1973 and 1974.

Since retiring as a player in 1981, he has also worked with the academies of both Leicester and Derby.

Honours

Leicester City

FA Charity Shield: 1971{{cite news |url=https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1971-72Charity%20Shield.htm |title=1971/72 Charity Shield |website=footballsite.co.uk |access-date=23 March 2020}}
FA Cup runner-up: 1968–69{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354-09018-6 |page=491}}

Derby County

Football League First Division: 1974–75
FA Charity Shield: 1975{{cite news |url=http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1975-76CharityShield.htm |title=1975/76 Charity Shield |website=footballsite.co.uk |access-date=23 March 2020}}

References

External links

{{Soccerbase|10201}}
{{Englandstats}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110509041547/http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 Player profile at FilbertStreet.net]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002215/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Nish-joins-team-left-8211-central-pair/story-11641245-detail/story.html Derby County profile]
[http://nasljerseys.com/Players/N/Nish.David.htm NASL stats]

Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Footballers from Burton upon Trent

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:England men's international footballers

Category:England men's under-23 international footballers

Category:England men's youth international footballers

Category:English Football League players

Category:English Football League representative players

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players