Nick Montgomery

Nicholas Anthony Montgomery (born 28 October 1981) is a professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. Born in England, Montgomery represented Scotland at under-21 level and as part of a Scotland 'Futures' side. 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. 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 Montgomery was named an assistant coach for Tottenham Hotspur, where he won the UEFA Europa League. In September 2025 he became an assistant coach for Nottingham Forest, but was sacked from this position in October 2025.