Nick Montgomery
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Montgomery playing for Sheffield United in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Anthony Montgomery | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2012 | Sheffield United | 349 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Millwall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | 113 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | (3) |
| Total | 494 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2005 | Scotland Futures | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hibernian | ||
| 2026– | Beijing Guoan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas Anthony Montgomery (born 28 October 1981) is a football coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach at Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
A defensive midfielder, Montgomery spent the majority of his career with Sheffield United, making 398 appearances across twelve seasons. Towards the end of his time in England, he had a short spell on loan with Millwall. In 2012, he moved to Australia to play for Central Coast Mariners, and became club captain in 2015. After leaving the Mariners in 2017, he went on to play for Wollongong Wolves for two seasons. Born in England, Montgomery represented Scotland at under-21 level and as part of a Scotland 'Futures' side. He obtained Australian citizenship in 2017.
After retiring as a player, Montgomery became an assistant coach at Central Coast Mariners. He became their head coach in 2021 and guided them to the A-League championship in 2023. Later that year he became head coach of Hibernian, but he was sacked from that position after eight months. In June 2024 he was named an assistant coach for Tottenham Hotspur, and in September 2025 became an assistant coach for Nottingham Forest. Montgomery has now been sacked from this position in October 2025.