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Nigel Martyn (Antony Nigel Martyn) was born on 11 August, 1966 in St Austell, England, is an English footballer. Discover Nigel Martyn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Antony Nigel Martyn
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Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 11 August, 1966
Birthday 11 August
Birthplace St Austell, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Nigel Martyn Height, Weight & Measurements

At 57 years old, Nigel Martyn height is 1.88m and Weight 92 kg.

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Height 1.88m
Weight 92 kg
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Who Is Nigel Martyn's Wife?

His wife is Amanda Martyn

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Nigel Martyn Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nigel Martyn worth at the age of 57 years old? Nigel Martyn’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Nigel Martyn's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1966

Antony Nigel Martyn (born 11 August 1966) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Everton, having initially played in the Football League with Bristol Rovers.

1987

He started by playing amateur football for Cornish sides Heavy Transport FC, Bugle and St Blazey while working in a plastics factory and for a coal merchant, before beginning his professional career with Bristol Rovers in 1987 after apparently having been "spotted" by Rovers' tea lady Vi Harris, whilst she was on holiday.

1989

Martyn was transferred to Crystal Palace for a fee of £1 million in 1989, becoming the first goalkeeper to attract a million-pound transfer fee in English football.

1990

His move to Palace saw him become the first £1 million goalkeeper in British football and was a member of the Palace side that lost the 1990 Cup Final and won the Full Members Cup in 1991.

He remained at Palace for seven seasons, appearing 349 times for his club, including the 1990 FA Cup Final, where Palace were beaten by Manchester United in a replay, and the 1991 Full Members' Cup final, where Palace beat Everton.

1992

He won 23 England caps between 1992 and 2002 and was a member of the national squad at four major tournaments.

Martyn made his debut for the England national side against the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow in 1992, becoming one of the few Cornishmen to play for England.

He earned 23 caps for his national side, spending the peak of his career as second-choice goalkeeper behind David Seaman.

1996

In 1996, he signed with Leeds United, setting another record fee for a goalkeeper of £2.25 million.

Martyn was signed by boss Howard Wilkinson in the summer of 1996–97, along with another high-profile capture in the form of Britain's most expensive teenager, Lee Bowyer.

1998

Martyn was selected for the England squad at both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, remaining second choice behind Arsenal's David Seaman at both tournaments.

1999

Martyn's form for United, both at home and on the continent in European competition was outstanding – most notably in a man-of-the-match display at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup campaign, when Leeds reached the semi-finals.

Martyn was also a huge part of the squad that eliminated illustrious clubs such as Barcelona, Lazio and Deportivo La Coruna in the following season's UEFA Champions League campaign, leading them to the last four.

In total, Martyn played as Leeds' first-choice goalkeeper for six seasons and his consistency was such that years later at a supporters' dinner, the Cornishman was named officially as United's greatest ever goalkeeper, beating off competition from the likes of Gary Sprake, David Harvey, and John Lukic – all three being men who won championship medals at Elland Road.

2000

Martyn replaced the injured Seaman for England's final UEFA Euro 2000 group match against Romania, a 3–2 defeat.

2001

In Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game in charge of England against Spain in February 2001, Martyn came on as a substitute for David James and saved a Javi Moreno penalty in a 3–0 win.

2002

However, it was a disagreement with new Leeds manager Terry Venables, combined with the increasingly good form of youngster Paul Robinson, that kept him from playing any games in Leeds' 2002–03 season and after a string of unused substitute appearances, Martyn was told he could find new employers.

He also started in goal for a 2–2 draw with Greece at Old Trafford that qualified England for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

2003

In the middle of 2003, Leeds were approached by Chelsea and Everton with offers to sign Martyn.

Both clubs were offering the out-of-favour goalkeeper a backup post: at Chelsea, he would understudy Carlo Cudicini; at Everton, the first-choice was Richard Wright.

Martyn chose to move to Everton, and six games into the season, an injury to Wright gave him his Everton debut.

His performances for the first team during Wright's recovery were such that Martyn remained Everton's first-choice goalkeeper even after Wright returned from injury.

2004

Martyn was one of Everton's best performers in the 2004–05 season when they achieved their best Premier League finish of fourth.

Many fans believed that Martyn almost single-handedly stopped them from slipping down the table after Thomas Gravesen's departure.

He produced some of the best form of his career, despite being 38 years of age, to the delight of the Everton fans, with whom he remains a favourite.

In his final season at Everton he was picking up many injuries and missed the remainder of the season.

2005

In 2005, Palace supporters voted Martyn into their Centenary XI.

2006

An ankle injury forced him to retire in 2006.

On 10 April 2006, he was voted as part of Leeds United's greatest team being the only player from after the Revie era to be part of the team.

On 8 June 2006, Martyn announced his retirement from football due to a stress fracture in his ankle that had sidelined him since January and failed to heal properly.

David Moyes said that he would miss Martyn and described him as his "greatest ever signing".

2007

Martyn spent time as goalkeeping coach at Bradford City, a role he started in March 2007 as a favour for former Leeds United teammate David Wetherall, who was then caretaker manager at Bradford.

Martyn was born in St Austell, Cornwall.

While still in Cornwall he was also a cricketer, and played with Cornwall Schoolboys as a wicket-keeper, as well as Fowey Cricket Club.

2009

Following retirement, Martyn briefly held a role as goalkeeping coach for Bradford City but has not returned to the sport since 2009.

Martyn started his career as a midfielder until invited to play as a goalkeeper for his brother's works team when he was 17.

2010

His final appearance for Everton was his 100th game for the club against Chelsea in an FA Cup tie at Goodison Park which ended 1–1, making numerous excellent saves.

He was nicknamed "Big Nige" by Everton fans, a play on Neville Southall's "Big Nev" nickname.

2018

He is still well regarded by the Leeds United fans and was involved in the "Back the Bid Leeds" campaign for Leeds to be one of the host cities in England's World Cup 2018 bid.