Adam Nichols
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Anthony Nichols[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilford, London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Wits University | ||
| 1983–1984 | Colchester United | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 6 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adam Anthony Nichols (born 14 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.
Career
[edit]Born in Ilford, London, Nichols started his career at Ipswich Town as an apprentice, making nine youth team appearances, scoring eight times, and scoring twice in 27 reserve team games.[3] He signed professional terms in 1979 but failed to break into the Ipswich first-team squad. He then moved to South Africa to play for Wits University.[2]
In September 1983, Colchester United manager Cyril Lea signed Nichols on non-contract terms,[2] making his debut for the club on 18 October in a 1–0 win against Bury at Layer Road in the Fourth Division, coming on as a substitute for Perry Groves.[4] He made six league appearances for the club and scored once[5] in a 6–0 demolition of Hartlepool United on 3 December 1983.[6] His final appearance came in a 1–1 draw against Wrexham on 2 January 1984.[7]
2015 attack
[edit]In January 2015 Nichols was working for a designer clothes delivery company, and was brutally attacked. An appeal was made on BBC Crimewatch to find the attackers.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–0 Bury". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 6–0 Hartlepool United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "BBC One - Crimewatch, 28/07/2015 - Purfleet attack". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.