Nicholas Bignall

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Nicholas Bignall
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Colin Bignall
Date of birth (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 22)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker, winger
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2008 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Reading 1 (0)
2008 → Northampton Town (loan) 5 (1)
2009 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (1)
2009 → Stockport County (loan) 11 (2)
2010 → Southampton (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Bournemouth (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Brentford (loan) 6 (0)
2011 → Exeter City (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50 2 March 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Reading. He can play as both a forward and a winger.[1]

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Career[edit]

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Bignall was a prolific scorer for the Reading Academy, which prompted Reading manager Steve Coppell to sign him on professional forms. Before experiencing first team action for Reading, he was loaned out to Northampton Town in late 2008, scoring his first senior goal against Leeds United. He was loaned out again in January 2009 to Cheltenham Town.

He scored his first Reading goals when he scored twice at home to Burton Albion in a first round League Cup tie on 11 August 2009, also making his senior debut.[2]

On 31 August 2009, he joined Stockport County on loan until January.[3] He made his debut against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy and scored. He scored his first league goal for Stockport in the 2–1 win over Leyton Orient on 20 September 2009.

On 8 October 2010, Bignall signed for Southampton on loan until 4 November.[4] He returned to Reading in November, before going on loan to Bournemouth on 12 November for a month.[5]

Arrest[edit]

On 6 October 2010, Bignall appeared in court after he was accused of assaulting a Windsor nightclubber.[6] All charges against Bignall were subsequently dropped without trial as the nightclub bouncer stated that Bignall had not been one of the men involved, proved by CCTV footage.

Career Statistics[edit]

As of match played 25 October 2011[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2008–09 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2008–09 League One 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Reading 2009–10 Championship 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2
Stockport County (loan) 2009–10 League One 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 3
Reading 2010–11 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bournemouth (loan) 2010–11 League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Brentford (loan) 2010–11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Reading 2011–12 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exeter City (loan) 2011–12 League One 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reading 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reading total 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2
Career total 48 4 3 0 4 2 2 1 57 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicholas Bignall player profile". Reading FC. Retrieved 9 October 2012. 
  2. ^ "Reading 5–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 
  3. ^ "Bignall makes Stockport loan move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009. 
  4. ^ "Reading's Nicholas Bignall joins Southampton FC on loan". Southern Daily Echo. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "Nicholas Bignall Signs On Loan". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "Striker and pal accused of nightclub assault". Reading Post. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  7. ^ "Nicholas Bignall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2012. 

External links[edit]

Reading F.C. – current squad
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