Nicky Eaden

Where is Nicky Eaden now?

Barnsley legend Nicky Eaden retired from playing in 2009 after a spell as player-coach at non-league side Kettering Town working alongside Mark Cooper.

When Cooper was appointed manager at Peterborough United in 2009, Eaden joined him as part of his coaching team staying on at the club after Cooper was sacked after only 13 games.

After leaving Peterborough United by mutual consent in 2010, Eaden had assistant manager roles at Rotherham United (with former Barnsley team-mate Andy Liddell) and Kettering Town before moving onto Leicester City where he spent three and a half years as an Assistant Professional Development Coach working with the club’s junior professionals and scholars.

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Eaden left Leicester City in February 2016 to join former Barnsley team-mate Neil Redfearn as his assistant manager at Rotherham United but left after only four months by mutual consent after helping the club maintain its Championship status.

He returned to football just months later when he was appointed as Senior Professional Development Coach at Coventry City before moving to Chesterfield FC 18 months later as manager Jack Lester’s assistant. The pair played together at Nottingham Forest for a couple of years in the mid-2000’s.

Unfortunately, Lester and his backroom staff including Eaden were sacked in April 2018 after a terrible run of results left the Spireites on the brink of relegation.

He joined non-league side Nuneaton Borough shortly after but working under extremely difficult conditions with virtually no staff to assist him, Eaden’s side struggled on the pitch and he left the club by mutual consent in November 2018.

He then spent time as manager of Hednesford Town before joining former side Kettering Town but was sacked just three months into his tenure after a poor start to the 2019/20 season and an early exit in the FA Cup.

After spending a year in Jamaica as a coach at Red Stripe Premier League side Mount Pleasant F.A, he returned to the UK in August 2022 to join current side Barnsley as Senior Professional Development Coach within their academy.

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Nicky Eaden: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionDefender
Appearances35
Goals0
Yellow Cards4
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forBarnsley

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 30 September 2022 by Admin