Spackman scored on his debut for the club in a 5-0 opening day win over Derby County, though he was a rarely a goalscorer.
Spackman was selected for the rest of the campaign, including the FA Cup final, which Liverpool surprisingly lost to Wimbledon.
Spackman and team-mate Gary Gillespie both played that game with flamboyant bandages around their heads after the two had suffered cuts in a clash during a game against Derby County the previous week.
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Nigel started the last five League games of the season, but Liverpool won only two of these and were beaten to the title by Merseyside rivals Everton.
Spackman helped Liverpool complete a run of 29 League games unbeaten from the start of the season, equalling the record set by Leeds in 1973-74, a run that finally came to and end on March 20, 1988 with a 1-0 defeat at Everton.
Nigel's personal highlight in this period was an outstanding display in a 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest in a League match at Anfield; such was Liverpool's dominance they could have easily reached double figures.
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Nigel started the last five League games of the season, but Liverpool won only two of these and were beaten to the title by Merseyside rivals Everton.
Spackman helped Liverpool complete a run of 29 League games unbeaten from the start of the season, equalling the record set by Leeds in 1973-74, a run that finally came to and end on March 20, 1988 with a 1-0 defeat at Everton.
Nigel's personal highlight in this period was an outstanding display in a 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest in a League match at Anfield; such was Liverpool's dominance they could have easily reached double figures.
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New MillwallmanagerNigelSpackman has revealed he felt able to return to football only after the conclusion of a 10-year court battle involving his ill son.
Spackman's son Frazer, who is now 12, has a form of cerebral palsy that left his life in danger on several occasions immediately after his birth.
NIGELSpackman and Millwall have parted company just four months since he joined the club.
Spackman took over the reins in May and was cited as the man to turn the club's fortunes around.
Spackman had watched Chris Zebroski have a shot cleared off the line and also hit the post but then he had to endure the fans' derision at the final whistle.
Spackman's reign comes to an end just a few months after taking control in south London but a terrible start to the season has seen Millwall collect just five points and they sit second from bottom in the League One table.
Spackman took control in the summer after the Lions were relegated but he has now parted company with the club 'by mutual consent'.
Spackman expressed his disappointment at the Lions run of results but it appears defeat at pormoted Northampton at the weekend was the final straw: "Naturally I am very disappointed that results have not gone for us so far this season.
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NigelSpackman was sacked as Barnsleymanager on October 25 2001 after just ten months in charge at Oakwell.
Nigel had been appointed as Barnsleymanager on January 8, 2001, less than a month after the departure of Dave Bassett who left the club after discussions with the board led to a 'parting of ways'.
Nigel was a highly respected player and it was no surprise when he moved into management with The Blades having hung up his boots in 1997.
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Spackman returned for the last two games of the season but the injury flared up again in the summer and he subsequently missed the first five months of the following campaign.
Calling on his experience of European football with Rangers, Spackman was a calming influence on a very young team and captained the side who clinched an away goals victory in Vienna.
Nigel's last season with Chelsea was another badly affected by injury, the back problem resurfacing at Nottingham Forest in August and restricting him to just 20 appearances, 6 as a substitute.
NigelSpackman, the former Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder, was yesterday named Millwall's fifth manager in the last 12 months and handed the considerable task of leading the club back to the Championship.
Spackman, 45, who applied for the Millwall post on a previous occasion 10 years ago, has never completed a full season as a manager.
Spackman, eloquent and respected within the game, could bring stability to a club whose turnover of managers and chairmen - eight in total - in the past year is unsurpassed in English football.
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LONDON (AP) - NigelSpackman quit as manager of League One club Millwall on Monday after just four months in the job.
Millwall, which was relegated from the League Championship last season, is next-to-last in the third tier of English soccer after one win, two draws and seven losses.
LIONS' boss NigelSpackman has issued a rallying roar for fans to get behind his team and be the 12th man which could seal promotion back to the Championship.
Spackman, who has signed a two-year contract, said: "I know how passionate Millwall fans are but you don't want to watch a losing team, you want to watch a successful side.
Spackman, who has been working as a Sky Sports pundit since leaving Barnsley in 2002, was one of six people approached by Millwall for the job vacated by Dave Tuttle after relegation to League One.
Nigel was never much more than a squad player at Anfield and found it hard to command a regular place in the club's first-team.
He did win a championship medal in 1988 but also suffered the disappointment of two Wembley cup final defeats with the Reds - the 1987League cup to Arsenal and the FA cup upset caused by Wimbledon a year later which deprived Liverpool of their second 'Double' in three seasons.
Nigel was a versatile player who was comfortable in a number of different positions and maybe that versatility counted against him in the end?
Spackman also had experience in the England set-up, coaching the under-18 side, and Till said: "In doing so, we drew up a set of criteria which we believe a Millwallmanager needs to meet, and NigelSpackman impressed us greatly in terms of his experience in the Premiership, the Championship and coaching young England teams.
Versatile midfielder NigelSpackman was signed by Kenny Dalglish from Chelsea for £400,000 midway through 1987 and went on to be a popular figure at Anfield.
One of Spackman's finest games in a red shirt came in the 5-0 demolition of Nottingham Forest at Anfield in 1988, when he gave a performance of true determination and quality passing.
However, Spackman left Liverpool in search of regular football at Queens Park Rangers in 1989 and got a terrific reception from the Kop when he returned to Anfield later that season.
NIGELSPACKMAN believes qualifying for next season's Champions League is imperative if his former club Liverpool are to build a new dynasty of success in Europe.
Former Sheffield UnitedmanagerSpackman, who won the League title during his time at Anfield in the Eighties, was delighted to see Liverpool earn a semi-final later this month against another one of his ex-clubs, Chelsea.
Spackman was denied the chance to play in Europe for the Reds following his £400,000 switch from Stamford Bridge in 1987 due to the ban on English clubs following the Heysel disaster.
Spackman was a popular player at both Stamford Bridge and Anfield and Liverpool fans will remember him playing a major role in the superb team of 1987-88 under Kenny Dalglish.
Spackman says he always looks back on his Liverpool career with very fond memories and says it was a privilege to be a part of the 1987-88 team that featured the likes of John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, John Aldridge and Steve McMahon.
Spackman never managed to score a goal during his Liverpool career but I remind him that in a 1-0 win over Manchester United at Anfield in September 1989 he did hit the post three times.