Gavin Nebbeling

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Gavin Nebbeling
Personal information
Full name Gavin Mark Nebbeling
Date of birth (1963-05-15) 15 May 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Arcadia Shepherds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1989 Crystal Palace 151 (8)
1985–1986 → Northampton Town (loan) 11 (0)
1989–1993 Fulham 88 (2)
1991–1992 → Hereford United (loan) 2 (0)
1993–1995 Preston North End 22 (4)
1995–1998 Kingstonian 62 (4)
Total337(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin Mark Nebbeling (born 15 May 1963) is a South African former professional footballer who was active exclusively in England between 1981 and 1998. Nebbeling, who played as a central defender, made over 250 appearances in the Football League and over 300 senior professional appearances throughout his entire career.

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Career

Born in Johannesburg, Nebbeling played youth football in his native South Africa with Arcadia Shepherds before beginning his professional career in August 1981 with English League side Crystal Palace. While at Palace Nebbeling spent a loan spell with Northampton Town, before signing permanently with Fulham in 1989. While at Fulham, Nebbeling was their only foreign player. [2] Nebbeling spent another loan spell at Hereford United, before signing permanently with Preston North End in 1993. Nebbeling made a total of 275 appearances in the Football League, scoring 14 goals. [3] He later played non-league football with Kingstonian, scoring four goals in 62 appearances. [4]

After football

After retiring as a player, Nebbeling became a photocopier salesman. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ Ollie Williams (17 August 2009). "Where the Premier League's players come from". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Gavin Nebbeling at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. ↑ "KINGSTONIAN OVERSEAS XI". WIAO Fanzine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Crystal Palace". Preston North End Mad. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
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