Full name Nicholas David Hammond 1986 →Bristol Rovers (loan) 1985–1987 Arsenal Height 1.83 m | Years Team Role Goalkeeper Name Nick Hammond | |
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Date of birth (1967-09-07) 7 September 1967 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth Hornchurch, England | ||
Technical director nick hammond discusses his new role at the hawthorns
Nicholas David Hammond (born 7 September 1967 in Hornchurch, England) is an English former football goalkeeper, of whom is the current Technical Director at West Bromwich Albion F.C..
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- Playing career
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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. He was one of four goalkeepers used by Swindon throughout that season alongside Fraser Digby, Jon Sheffield and Paul Heald.
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.
In April 2016, Hammond ended his 20-year association with Reading to become Technical Director at West Brom.