Nicholas James Culkin (born 6 July 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 Culkin in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas James Culkin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | York, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | York City | ||
| 1995–1997 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Livingston (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Radcliffe Borough | 37 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2014–2018 | FC United of Manchester | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in York,[1] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] Culkin also received two Charity Shield runners-up medals as he appeared on the bench in the 1998 and 1999 Charity Shields.[6]
He was also loaned to Hull City, Bristol Rovers and Livingston. After leaving Manchester United, he signed for QPR.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] He remained at the club until October 2012.
He joined Prescot Cables in November.[10]
In March 2014 he joined FC United of Manchester.[11] He then joined on for the 2014–15 season.[12] This earned him the record of becoming the first player to appear for both Manchester United and FC United.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2000–2001 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Livingston (loan) | 2001–2002 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2002–2005 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2010–2012 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Prescot Cables F.C. | 2012–2014 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | _ | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2014-? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | _ | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Total | 130 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 158 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "City in safe hands". The Press. 14 February 1998. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "York City FC: Millennium man". The Press. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ White, Jim (2008). "Selected Records". Manchester United: The Biography. London: Sphere. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-84744-088-4.
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.
- ^ "Peter Schmeichel | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1998/1999 | 1984-2003 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "The story of Nick Culkin at Man Utd and the shortest ever Prem career". planetfootball.com. 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Culkin retires". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Radcliffe sign United record holder". Non-League Daily. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Culkin joins Prescot from Radcliffe". Non-League Daily. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Margy signs goalkeepers whilst relishing the extra pressure of being league leaders". FC United of Manchester. 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Signing up & Moving on". FC United of Manchester. 21 May 2014.
External links
edit- Nick Culkin at Soccerbase
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk