Michael Nottingham

Michael Nottingham

Nottingham playing for Livingston in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Michael Jermain Nottingham [1]
Date of birth	(1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Livingston
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Romulus
2010–2011	Castle Vale JKS
2011	Redditch United
2011–2013	Gresley	80	(9)
2013–2016	Solihull Moors	106	(8)
2016–2018	Salford City	83	(13)
2018–2020	Blackpool	35	(2)
2020	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	12	(1)
2020–2023	Accrington Stanley	100	(11)
2023-	Livingston	19	(0)
International career‡
2017	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 2 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Michael Jermain Nottingham (born 14 April 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston. Born in England, he plays for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team.

Club career

Nottingham started his career in the Northern Premier League Division One South with Romulus and Castle Vale JKS of the Midland Football Combination. ^[4] In 2011 he also had a short spell at Southern Football League Premier Division side Redditch United. ^[4] In October 2011 he signed for Midland Football Alliance side Gresley and made his debut against Causeway United. ^[5] The side finished as champions in the 2011–12 season and were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South and Nottingham won the Gresley Directors' Award. ^[5] In his second season with the club he again won the Directors' Award and was named in the Northern Premier League Division One South Team of the Year. ^[5] He made a total of eighty appearances in all competitions for Gresley, scoring nine goals. ^[5]

In the summer of 2013 he stepped up a couple of divisions to sign for National League North side Solihull Moors. ^[6] Nottingham made thirty-nine appearances and scored six goals and was an integral part of the side in the 2015–16 season as Solihull finished as champions. ^[6] He swept up a number of awards at the end of the campaign, including Supporters' Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season. ^[6] He was also named in the National League North Team of the Year for the first time. It proved to be his last season with the club after making over a hundred appearances. ^[6]

In May 2016, following Solihull's promotion to the National League, he decided to join newly-promoted National League North side Salford City for personal reasons as he wanted to be further north to live with his partner. ^[6] He made 44 league appearances and scored ten goals and was named Supporters' Player of the Year, as well as being named in the National League North Team of the Year for the second-consecutive season. ^[4] In his second season he won the National League North for the second time as Salford were promoted to the National League as champions. He scored four goals in 42 appearances in all competitions and was also named in the Team of the Year for the third season running. ^[4]

On 21 May 2018, after Nottingham's contract with Salford City had ended, he joined League One club Blackpool on a two-year deal. ^[7]

Nottingham playing for Crewe at Morecambe, February 2020.

Nottingham signed for Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal on 16 January 2020, ^[8] and made his Crewe debut two days later in a 1-0 win over Cheltenham Town at Gresty Road. ^[9] He scored his first Crewe goal, the equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Exeter City, on 3 March 2020. ^[10] Crewe manager David Artell had hoped to sign Nottingham, but Blackpool manager Neil Critchley triggered an option to automatically extend Nottingham's contract. ^[11]

On 9 October 2020, Nottingham joined Accrington Stanley in a three-year deal. ^[12] On 16 July 2023, it was announced Nottingham had left the club. ^[13]

Nottingham signed for Livingston in July 2023 on a one-year deal. ^[14]

International career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Nottingham qualified for Saint Kitts and Nevis through his heritage. ^[2] He received his first call-up to the national side in June 2017 for two friendlies in Europe against Armenia and Georgia. ^[15] He made his debut on 4 June in Yerevan playing the first 68 minutes before he was substituted off in their 5–0 defeat to Armenia. ^[2] Three days later he came on as a late substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Georgia in Tbilisi. ^[2]

Personal life

Nottingham grew up in Aston, near to Aston Villa. He attended Manor Park Primary School. Whilst playing as a semi-professional for Solihull Moors, he also worked as a vehicle marshall for Balfour Beatty. ^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 April 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gresley	2011–12 [16]	Midland Football Alliance	30	6	—		—		9 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]	0	39	6
	2012–13 [17]	Northern Premier League Division One South	36	2	4	1	—		6 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6]	0	46	3
	Total		66	8	4	1	—		15	0	85	9
Solihull Moors	2013–14 [18]	Conference North	26	0	3	0	—		—		29	0
	2014–15 [18]	Conference North	41	2	1	0	—		—		42	2
	2015–16 [18]	National League North	39	6	2	0	—		—		41	6
	Total		106	8	6	0	—		—		112	8
Salford City	2016–17 [18]	National League North	42	9	2	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9]	2	49	11
	2017–18 [18]	National League North	41	4	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 10]	0	44	4
	Total		83	13	3	0	—		7	2	93	15
Blackpool	2018–19 [19]	EFL League One	29	2	3	0	4	2	3 [lower-alpha 11]	0	40	4
	2019–20 [20]	EFL League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 11]	1	6	1
	2020–21 [21]	EFL League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 11]	0	5	0
	Blackpool total		35	2	3	0	6	2	6	1	51	5
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2019–20 [20]	EFL League Two	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Accrington Stanley	2020–21 [21]	EFL League One	35	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	4
	2021–22 [ citation needed ]	EFL League One	14	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	17	4
Career total			351	38	17	1	7	2	30	4	399	46

1. Five appearances in the FA Vase
2. Two appearances in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
3. Two appearances in the Coalville Charity Cup
4. Two appearances in the FA Trophy
5. One appearance in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
6. Three appearances in the Coalville Charity Cup
7. Two appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs
8. Two appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy
9. One appearance in the Manchester Premier Cup
10. Two appearances in the Manchester Premier Cup
11. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 7 June 2017 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2017	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Gresley

• Midland Football Alliance: 2011–12 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Solihull Moors

• National League North: 2015–16 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Birmingham Senior Cup: 2015–16^{[ citation needed ]}

Salford City

• National League North: 2017–18 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Individual

• Northern Premier League Division One South Team of the Year: 2012–13 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• National League North Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. "Michael Nottingham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
3. "SPOTLIGHT ON: MICHAEL NOTTINGHAM". Solihull Moors F.C. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
4. "Salford City profile". Salford City F.C. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
5. "Gresley profile". Gresley F.C. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
6. "Player of the season Michael Nottingham leaves Solihull Moors for Salford City". Solihull Observer. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
7. "Nottingham Becomes First Signing". Blackpool FC. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
8. "Michael Nottingham Signs On Loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
9. "Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
10. "Exeter City 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
11. Morse, Peter (12 June 2020). "Crewe Alex hopes dashed as Michael Nottingham's contract is extended at Blackpool". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
12. "SIGNING: Nottingham becomes second signing of the day".
13. "DEPARTURE: Nottingham leaves the Reds".
14. "Nottingham joins Livingston on one-year deal". BBC. 17 July 2023.
15. "National Football Squad Off To Europe". Saint Kitts and Nevis Pulse. June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
16. "First Team Fixtures & Results - Gresley FC Online". www.gresleyfc.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
17. "First Team Fixtures & Results - Gresley FC Online". www.gresleyfc.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
18. "M. Nottingham Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
19. "Games played by Michael Nottingham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
20. "Games played by Michael Nottingham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
21. "Games played by Michael Nottingham in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

External links

• Michael Nottingham at Soccerbase