[2][15][16] Despite this defeat, Nolan's goals—a career-best 12 in all competitions—helped Bolton to their highest Premier League finishing position in over forty years. The couple had their first child, a daughter, in November 2006. Four years later and Laca is doing it all over again.

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Remembered for his wacky haircuts more than his impressive goalscoring record, Djibril Cisse will always be Premier League royalty. [84] Reports have claimed that Nolan could be called up to the Republic of Ireland[83] or Netherlands squads due to his ancestry.

Many are preempted but some are simply spontaneous. [56] After serving a three match ban he was dismissed again, in only his second match back, for a foul on Fulham's Fernando Amorebieta in a 2–1 defeat at Craven Cottage. So, in honour of the Arsenal man's heroics, 90min takes a look back at each and every player who has enjoyed the honour (only once) of ushering in a new year of football with a goal. ", "Kevin Nolan: We can win no matter who plays", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 1999/2000", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2000/2001", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2001/2002", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2002/2003", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2003/2004", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2004/2005", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2005/2006", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2006/2007", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2007/2008", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2008/2009", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2009/2010", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2010/2011", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2011/2012", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2012/2013", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2013/2014", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2014/2015", "Games played by Kevin Nolan in 2016/2017", "Leyton Orient: Results/matches: 2015/16", "Division One Play-Off final: Bolton seal return to Premiership", "Duo in top ten player list | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United", "West Ham going up will cost us £14m, admits David Sullivan", 2009–10 Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Nolan&oldid=982009777, England under-21 international footballers, People educated at Liverpool Blue Coat School, Articles with self-published sources from February 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 17:43. [34] He was voted as the Championship Player of the Year at the Football League Awards on 16 March.
A year later, he signed professional terms and made his first team debut. The Stig raced ahead of the chasing pack in 1996 to open the Premier League's account. No doubt he longs to be remembered for his opening day heroics in 2003, rather than that time he tried a rabona and almost broke his leg. Their second child, a son, was born in January 2010. Legendary defender Grant Hanley got Norwich City's season off to a cracking start. All iconic celebrations. [49] On 1 September, he scored inside one minute during a 3–0 win at home to Fulham. [81], In February 2020, Nolan was appointed as first team coach at West Ham United. He was appointed captain soon after his arrival and led the team to an instant return to the Premier League. [61] Nolan received criticism for some of his performances during the season, notably from some West Ham supporters and from Jack Sullivan, the son of West Ham's co-chairman, David Sullivan. Milan. He played for Hull City, by the way. Having helped Newcastle back to the Premier League, the midfielder scored 12 goals for the Magpies in the 2010/11 campaign, establishing himself as one of the Toons’ most vital players. Funny guy.