Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.6
Solid
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Manchester City
top club · 155 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#76
goals rank
#1
assists rank
27
season goals
23
season assists
Among 114 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2004
€2.25m
top transfer fee · 94/95
6
best season · 96/97
4 / 1
int'l caps / goals
451Appearances
27Goals
23Assists
28Yellow cards
1Red cards
201Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nicky Summerbee |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nicholas John Summerbee |
| Date of birth | 1971-08-26 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Altrincham, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2006-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2006
Transfer: Tamworth → Retired
06/07 · Transfer
Feb 2006
Transfer: Bradford → Tamworth
05/06 · Transfer
Nov 2005
Transfer: Tranmere → Bradford
05/06 · Return from loan
Oct 2005
Transfer: Bradford → Tranmere
05/06 · Loan
Sep 2005
Transfer: Swindon Town → Bradford
05/06 · Return from loan
Aug 2005
Transfer: Bradford → Swindon Town
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Bradford City
34 matches · 3 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Bradford City
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Leicester → Bradford
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Leicester City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Forest → Leicester
02/03 · Transfer
Nov 2001
Transfer: Bolton → Forest
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Nottingham Forest
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: Sunderland → Bolton
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Bolton Wanderers
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Sunderland AFC
34 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Sunderland AFC
39 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 1997
Transfer: Man City → Sunderland
97/98 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Sunderland AFC, Manchester City
37 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Manchester City
49 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Manchester City
45 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Manchester City
50 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
Transfer: Swindon Town → Man City
94/95 · Transfer · €2.25m
Jul 1993
93/94 — Swindon Town
40 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Swindon Town
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Swindon Town
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Swindon Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1989
Transfer: Swindon U18 → Swindon Town
89/90 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 101 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.04/90
Assists6 total · 0.21/90
G+A7 total · 0.25/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.04/90
Minutes played by club
Sunderland AFC
23.6%
Manchester City
42.9%
Swindon Town
5.8%
Tranmere Rovers
0.0%
Bradford City
20.1%
Leicester City
0.0%
Nottingham Forest
3.9%
Bolton Wanderers
3.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland AFC | 3 | 97/98 | 99/00 | 99 | 7 | 6 | 4,275 |
| Manchester City | 4 | 94/95 | 97/98 | 155 | 10 | 0 | 7,779 |
| Swindon Town | 5 | 05/06 | 93/94 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 1,049 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 3,640 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 710 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 661 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2,546 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,061 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Manchester City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 668 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Manchester City | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 954 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Manchester City | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,991 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Manchester City | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3,429 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Swindon Town | 38 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1,049 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | First Division | Swindon Town | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Second Division | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Second Division | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Bradford City | 33 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 906 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Bradford City | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2,734 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Leicester City | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 710 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89/90 | 1989-07-01 | Swindon U18 | Swindon Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Swindon Town | Man City | Transfer | 0 | €2.25m |
| 97/98 | 1997-11-01 | Man City | Sunderland | Transfer | 0 | €1.50m |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-01 | Sunderland | Bolton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-11-01 | Bolton | Forest | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Forest | Leicester | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Leicester | Bradford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-01 | Bradford | Swindon Town | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-09-01 | Swindon Town | Bradford | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-10-01 | Bradford | Tranmere | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-11-01 | Tranmere | Bradford | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-02-01 | Bradford | Tamworth | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Tamworth | Retired | Transfer | 750000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€750k
Low—
Δ since start−€750k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #52786 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | First Division | Manchester City | 4 | 44 |
| 04/05 | League One | Bradford City | 3 | 33 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Swindon Town | 3 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | League One | Bradford City | 11 | 33 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 6 | 32 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Swindon Town | 4 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-11-01 | Tranmere | Bradford | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 05/06 | 2005-10-01 | Bradford | Tranmere | Loan | — | €750k |
| 05/06 | 2005-09-01 | Swindon Town | Bradford | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-01 | Bradford | Swindon Town | Loan | — | €750k |
Teams faced most often by Nicky Summerbee's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 22% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 17% |
| Everton FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 39% |
| Manchester United | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 43 | -30 | 11% |
| Liverpool FC | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 17% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 22% |
| Arsenal FC | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 11% |
| Leicester City | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 39% |
| Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 28% |
| Chelsea FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 28% |
| Leeds United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 28% |
| Charlton Athletic | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 34 | 2,546 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 97/98 | 37 | 668 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 96/97 | 49 | 1,089 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 95/96 | 45 | 2,991 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 94/95 | 50 | 3,699 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 93/94 | 40 | 1,049 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 04/05 | 34 | 906 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 03/04 | 35 | 2,734 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 02/03 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 18 | 710 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Second Division
221 apps
14 G
2 A
Premier League
147 apps
6 G
10 A
League One
40 apps
3 G
11 A
League Cup
19 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
24 apps
2 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Nicky Summerbee
Who is Nicky Summerbee?
Nicky Summerbee is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.
How old is Nicky Summerbee?
Nicky Summerbee is 54 years old. He was born on August 26, 1971 in Altrincham.
What position does Nicky Summerbee play?
Nicky Summerbee plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Nicky Summerbee play for?
Nicky Summerbee currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Nicky Summerbee scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicky Summerbee has scored 27 goals in 451 appearances.