Nick Culkin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nick Culkin

| image = Culkin, Nick.jpg

| caption = Culkin in 2022

| fullname = Nicholas James Culkin{{cite book |last=Hugman |first=Barry J. |title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2005 |page=149 |isbn=1-85291-665-6 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = York, England{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9712 |title=Soccerbase |publisher=Soccerbase |date=19 June 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022}}

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}–1995 |youthclubs1 = York City

| youthyears2 = 1995–1997 |youthclubs2 = Manchester United

| years1 = 1997–2002 |clubs1 = Manchester United |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999–2000 |clubs2 = → Hull City (loan) |caps2 = 4 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2000–2001 |clubs3 = → Bristol Rovers (loan) |caps3 = 45 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2002 |clubs4 = → Livingston (loan) |caps4 = 21 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2005 |clubs5 = Queens Park Rangers |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–2012 |clubs6 = Radcliffe Borough |caps6 = 37 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2012–2014 |clubs7 = Prescot Cables |caps7 = |goals7 =

| years8 = 2014–2018 |clubs8 = FC United of Manchester |caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0

}}

Nicholas James Culkin (born 6 July 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in York, Culkin signed for Premier League club Manchester United in September 1995, costing £100,000 from York City while still in the club's youth system.{{cite news |title=City in safe hands |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/1998/02/14/York+Archive/7970576.City_in_safe_hands/ |newspaper=The Press |date=14 February 1998 |accessdate=26 August 2010 }} He made his Manchester United debut on their tour of Scandinavia prior to the 1998–99 season, coming on for Peter Schmeichel at half-time in their game against Norwegian side SK Brann; Culkin kept a clean sheet as United won 4–0. He signed a new two-year contract with United in May 1999.{{cite news |title=York City FC: Millennium man |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/1999/05/25/York+Archive/7963004.York_City_FC__Millennium_man/ |newspaper=The Press |date=25 May 1999 |accessdate=26 August 2010 }}

He holds the record for the shortest debut in Premier League history, replacing Raimond van der Gouw in stoppage time against Arsenal at Highbury on 22 August 1999, the referee blew up right after Culkin took the resulting free kick.{{cite book |last=White |first=Jim |title=Manchester United: The Biography |year=2008 |publisher=Sphere |location=London |isbn=978-1-84744-088-4 |page=424 |chapter=Selected Records |quote=Nick Culkin. The man with the shortest first-team career in United history, the goalkeeper replaced Raimond van der Gouw for the final 80 seconds in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in 1999. }} Culkin also received two Charity Shield runners-up medals as he appeared on the bench in the 1998 and 1999 Charity Shields.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7082&season_id=128|title=Peter Schmeichel | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1998/1999 | 1984-2003 | Soccer Base}}

He was also loaned to Hull City, Bristol Rovers and Livingston. After leaving Manchester United, he signed for QPR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/in-depth/story-man-utd-prospect-shortest-premier-league-career-history/|title=The story of Nick Culkin at Man Utd and the shortest ever Prem career|date=6 July 2021|publisher=planetfootball.com}} Overall, he played 93 league matches, three FA Cup matches, and seven League Cup matches. Culkin retired from professional football in April 2005 due to a long-standing knee injury.{{cite news |title=Culkin retires |url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~658005,00.html |publisher=Queens Park Rangers F.C. |date=29 April 2005 |accessdate=26 August 2010 }}

Culkin came out of retirement after signing for Northern Premier League Division One North team Radcliffe Borough in August 2010. During the 2011–12 season, Culkin was placed in the NPL First Division North team of the Year, and was nominated for the Fans Player of the Year, losing out to Cheyenne Dunkley. He has also been voted the Supporters Player of the year on two occasions and the club's Player of the Year in 2012.{{cite news |title=Radcliffe sign United record holder |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=69328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930142646/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=69328 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 September 2012 |publisher=Non-League Daily |date=23 August 2010 |accessdate=26 August 2010 }} He remained at the club until October 2012.

He joined Prescot Cables in November.{{cite news |title=Culkin joins Prescot from Radcliffe |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=89020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103233045/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=89020 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 November 2012 |publisher=Non-League Daily |date=2 November 2012 |accessdate=2 November 2012 }}

In March 2014 he joined FC United of Manchester.{{Cite web |title=Margy signs goalkeepers whilst relishing the extra pressure of being league leaders|url=http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=5438 |work=FC United of Manchester |date=28 March 2014}} He then joined on for the 2014–15 season.{{Cite web |title=Signing up & Moving on|url=http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=5541 |work=FC United of Manchester |date=21 May 2014}} This earned him the record of becoming the first player to appear for both Manchester United and FC United.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Years !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	1997–2002 \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hull City (loan)	1999–2000 \|4	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	4	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2000–2001 \|45	0	1	0	5	0	colspan="2"\|–	3	0	55	0
Livingston (loan)	2001–2002 \|21	0	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	25	0
Queens Park Rangers	2002–2005 \|22	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	3	0	25	0
Radcliffe Borough	2010–2012 \|37	0	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	10	0	49	0
Prescot Cables F.C. \|2012–2014 \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \| colspan="2" \|_ \|? \|? \|? \|?
F.C. United of Manchester \|2014-? \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \|? \| colspan="2" \|_ \|? \|? \|? \|?
colspan=2\|Total !130	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	16	0	158	0