Notts County Needham started his career at
Notts County in 1966. He spent eleven years at the Magpies.
Queens Park Rangers He was signed by
Queens Park Rangers in the close season of 1977 for £90,000. He was signed to replace the recently retired
Frank McLintock in the centre of QPR's defence. He only spent six months at the West London club.
Nottingham Forest Newly promoted
Nottingham Forest signed him in December 1977 for £140,000. At the end of the 1977–78 season he had picked up a winners medal as Forest won the
First Division, but was ineligible for the
Football League Cup which they won as he had played for QPR earlier in the competition. He did win a League Cup winners medal the
following season when Forest retained the trophy, and was in the team which lost the
1980 final, when a mix-up between Needham and
Peter Shilton led to the winning goal for
Andy Gray. He was an unused substitute in both of Forest's European Cup final wins in
1979 and
1980.
Toronto Blizzard He left Forest in 1982 to play in Canada. He signed for
Toronto Blizzard in the
North American Soccer League.
International Needham was capped six times for
England 'B', scoring twice. ==References==