Eric Nixon

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Eric Nixon
Personal information
Full name	Eric Walter Nixon
Date of birth	April 10, 1962 (1962-04-10) (age 46)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982–1983 1983–1988 1986 1986 1986 1987 1988 1988–1997 1996 1996 1996 1997–1999 1998 1999 1999–2003 2001 2003–2004	Curzon Ashton Manchester City → Wolves (loan) → Bradford City (loan) → Southampton (loan) → Carlisle (loan) → Tranmere Rovers (loan) Tranmere Rovers → Reading (loan) → Blackpool (loan) → Bradford City (loan) Stockport County → Wigan Athletic (loan) Wigan Athletic Tranmere Rovers → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Career	00? (?) 058 (0) 016 (0) 003 (0) 004 (0) 016 (0) 008 (0) 333 (0) 000 (0) 020 (0) 012 (0) 042 (0) 001 (0) 002 (0) 004 (0) 002 (0) 001 (0) 522 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Eric Walter Nixon (born October 4, 1962 in Manchester) is a former English goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years, nine of which were spent at Tranmere Rovers. He played for thirteen different clubs and made over 500 league appearances before his retirement in 2004. He now runs a health and fitness studio with his wife, Rachel, in Prenton, on the Wirral Peninsula.

In the 1986-87 season, he achieved the rare distinctions of playing for a club in all four divisions of the Football League.

[edit] References

• Eric Nixon career stats at Soccerbase