Nick Hammond

Nick Hammond

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas David Hammond
Date of birth	(1967-09-07) 7 September 1967
Place of birth	Hornchurch, England
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Arsenal
1986	→Bristol Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
1986	→ Peterborough Utd (loan)	0	(0)
1987	→ Aberdeen (loan)
1987–1995	Swindon Town	67	(0)
1995–1996	Plymouth Argyle	4	(0)
1996–2000	Reading	24	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2003	Reading (Youth Academy Director)
2003–	Reading (Director of Football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas David Hammond (born 7 September 1967 in Hornchurch, England) is an English former football goalkeeper, and currently Director of Football at Reading Football Club.

Playing career

Hammond was an Arsenal apprentice, making his league début whilst on loan at Bristol Rovers in 1986, followed by further loan spells at Peterborough United and Aberdeen.

Hammond joined Swindon Town on a free transfer in July 1987, and while there he twice broke his leg which resulted in him taking the number 23 shirt for the 1993–94 Premier League campaign, rather than the unlucky number 13.

A short spell at Plymouth Argyle culminated in a loan to Reading in December 1995, with the move being made permanent for £40,000 a month later. A highly regarded goalkeeping coach, Hammond was handed a coaching role by Alan Pardew and he subsequently retired from playing after suffering a recurrent back injury.

Management career

In October 2000, Hammond took over from John Stephenson to become Reading's Youth Academy Director, and was appointed the Club's first-ever Director of Football in September 2003.

External links

• Nick Hammond career statistics at Soccerbase
• Nick Hammond management career statistics at Soccerbase