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Nicholas James "Nicky" Weaver (born 2 March 1979 in Sheffield) is an English football goalkeeper...

Nicholas James "Nicky" Weaver (born 2 March 1979 in Sheffield) is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Dundee United. Weaver was bought by Manchester City from Mansfield Town on the recommendation of goalkeeping coach Alex Stepney. He made his competitive Manchester City debut in the first match of the 1998–99 season against Blackpool, keeping a clean sheet. Over the course of the season Weaver kept a total of 23 clean sheets, breaking the club record for clean sheets in a season. Weaver was the hero for Manchester City in the 1999 Second Division Play-Off final versus Gillingham after his penalty save clinched promotion, prompting him to go on a 'crazy run' around the Wembley pitch. At this point Weaver was tipped for the top after becoming an England under 21 international. Since 1999 Weaver has been blighted by injury, and he did not start any games in the 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. He did play the last fifteen minutes of the 2004–05 season, when Stuart Pearce surprisingly substituted Claudio Reyna for Weaver so the regular City goalkeeper David James could play in attack against Middlesbrough. Weaver's return to fitness resulted in injury once again