Nigel Debenham is a former

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player who represented

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at international level. Debenham made his full

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debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 1 October 1978. It was 10 years before he next played an official game for his national side when came on as a substitute for two games against

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in 1988, before a fourth and final appearance in a 1–4 loss to

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on 12 March 1989.

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