| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Bradley Jemson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-08-10)10 August 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Hutton, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Preston North End | 32 | (8) |
| 1988–1991 | Nottingham Forest | 47 | (13) |
| 1989 | →Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1989 | →Preston North End (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1991–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 51 | (9) |
| 1993 | →Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 14 | (1) |
| 1995 | →Watford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | →Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | →Rotherham United (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Oxford United | 68 | (27) |
| 1998–1999 | Bury | 29 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Ayr United | 12 | (5) |
| 2000 | Oxford United | 18 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Shrewsbury Town | 109 | (36) |
| 2003–2004 | Ballymena United | 22 | (7) |
| 2004–2008 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Halifax Town | ||
| 2009 | Arnold Town | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | ||
| Total | 420 | (109) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Ilkeston Town (player-manager) | ||
| 2009 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nigel Bradley Jemson (born 10 August 1969) is an Englishfootballer, who represented his country atunder-21 level and was theplayer-manager ofIlkeston Town until May 2008.[3] He finished his career atRainworth Miners Welfare in theNorthern Counties East League Premier Division.
Jemson played for a total of 12 English league clubs, most notably forNottingham Forest andSheffield Wednesday, one Scottish league club and one Northern Irish league club during his career, rarely lasting more than a season in each club. Arguably, the highlight of his career was the winning goal he scored in the 1990League Cup Final forNottingham Forest againstOldham Athletic, the only goal of the game.
Jemson made his league debut aged 16 in 1986 with Fourth DivisionPreston North End whom he had joined as aY.T.S. lad.In March 1988 Jemson was signed byBrian Clough forNottingham Forest for a fee of £150,000 but did not make his Forest league debut until season 1989-1990 after loan spells withBolton Wanderers and old club Preston.In September 1991 Jemson was signed byTrevor Francis forSheffield Wednesday for a fee of £800,000 and helped the club to a third-place finish.September 1994 saw a move back toNottingham, this time joiningNotts County for a fee of £300,000.[4] During his time there, he had loan spells withWatford,[5]Coventry City,[6] andRotherham United.[7] In April 1996 he scored both Rotherham's goals in a 2–1 win overShrewsbury Town, for whom he later played 109 games, in theFootball League Trophy Final atWembley Stadium.[8]In 1996 Jemson was signed byOxford United for a fee of £60,000 where he enjoyed two successful seasons.Moves toBury,Ayr United, and a return to Oxford United followed before Jemson ended his English league career in 2003 after three successful seasons at Shrewsbury Town.
Jemson also gained national fame in January 2003, after scoring the Shrewsbury goals that knockedEverton out of theFA Cup third round. He put the Shrews into a first-half lead with a free kick and, afterNiclas Alexandersson had equalised for Everton, glanced a last-minute header pastRichard Wright,[9] to give Shrewsbury a famous giant-killing victory. Having earlier scored once againstStafford Rangers[10] and twice againstBarrow,[11] his two goals against Everton took his tally to 5 in the competition meaning he ended up as top scorer.
In 2010, he replacedEoin Jess in the Nottingham Forest's Masters team for the2010 HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament.[12]
Jemson was capped once for theEngland under-21s, in a 0–0 friendly againstWales under-21s in December 1990.[13]
In 2011, Jemson was reportedly training as a fireman inBingham, Nottinghamshire.[14] He also maintains his interest in football, working at Nottingham Forest as a match day host, and starting a blog about his former team in October 2011.[15]
Jemson has also worked as a Business Development manager and Brand Ambassador for several businesses, currently with estate agents Pygott & Crone.
Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United
