Career
Needham started his career at N ottinghamshire County in 1966. He spent eleven years at the Magpies and 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 before newly promoted Nottingham Forest signed him in December 1977 for £140,000.
He was an unused substitute in both of Forest"s European Cup final wins in 1979 and 1980. He left Forest in 1982 to play in Canada for Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.
Needham was capped six times for England "B", scoring twice.
