Tom Nichols (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tom Andrew Nichols[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2011 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Exeter City | 97 | (34) |
2012 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 12 | (9) |
2012 | → Hereford United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2012 | → Bath City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2013 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Peterborough United | 50 | (11) |
2017–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 93 | (4) |
2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 23 June 2020 (UTC) |
Tom Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
Exeter City
Nichols joined Exeter City from local club Twyford Spartans as a youth at the under-11 age group.[2]
He made his professional debut on 7 May 2011, coming on as a half-time substitute for Bertrand Cozic in a 2–1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in League One.[3]
Nichols scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory against Chesterfield at St James Park on the eve of his 18th birthday.[4]
In 2012, Nichols joined Conference South side Dorchester Town on loan. He made 12 appearances and scored nine goals for the Magpies.[5]
In August 2012, Nichols joined Conference side Hereford United on a one-month loan deal. He made nine appearances and scored one goal for the Bulls.[6]
In November 2012, Nichols joined Conference South side Bath City on a one-month loan. He made seven appearances and scored one goal for the City.[7]
In March 2013, Nichols re-joined Conference South side Dorchester Town on loan. He made five appearances and scored one goal during his second spell at The Avenue Stadium.[8]
In November 2013, Nichols began to reestablish his role in the first team. He went on to make 29 appearances and scored six goals during the 2013–14 season in League Two.[9] He finished the season as joint top goalscorer with Scot Bennett.[10]
Nichols cemented his place in the starting line-up during the 2014–15 season. He finished the season as the club's leading goalscorer with 15 goals in 39 appearances for the Grecians.[10]
Nichols scored and was named the Man of the Match against Liverpool in the 3rd round of the FA Cup on 8 January 2016 during a 2–2 draw.
Peterborough United
On 1 February 2016, Nichols joined League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[11] However, two years later, their chairman Darragh MacAnthony revealed the fee was £352,000 including fees and add-ons.[12] He made his debut on 6 February 2016 and scored the winner with a close range shot in a 1–0 victory at Chesterfield.[13] In April he suffered a medial ligament tear injury and missed the rest of the season.[14]
Bristol Rovers
On 17 July 2017 Nichols joined Football League One side Bristol Rovers F.C. for a fee of £350,000,[12] subject to him passing a medical.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 October in a 2–0 win against MK Dons at the Memorial Stadium.[16] Nichols followed up with a second goal three days later against West Ham U23s in the EFL Trophy.[17] Nichols scored 2 penalties within January 2019, one being against his former club Peterborough United F.C. [18] After a successful pre-season,[19] Nichols netted his first league goal of the 2019–20 EFL League One season in a 3–1 home win vs Oxford United F.C.[20] The striker was later on the scoresheet in an EFL Cup home tie against Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.[21] in August, as well as an EFL Trophy match vs Plymouth Argyle F.C. within September 2019.[22]
Nichols signed for Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan deal on 31 January 2020.[23]
At the end of the 20190-20 season Nichols was released by Bristol Rovers.[24]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 December 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Exeter City | 2010–11[25] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011–12[26] | League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2012–13[27] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14[9] | League Two | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
2014–15[28] | League Two | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 17 | |
2015–16[29] | League Two | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 12 | |
Total | 97 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 36 | ||
Dorchester Town (loan) | 2011–12[30] | Conference South | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
Hereford United (loan) | 2012–13[27] | Conference Premier | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Bath City (loan) | 2012–13[31] | Conference South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Dorchester Town (loan) | 2012–13[8] | Conference South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Peterborough United | 2015–16[29] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2016–17[32] | League One | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[c] | 0 | 51 | 13 | |
Total | 50 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 14 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[33] | League One | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 45 | 2 |
2018–19[34] | League One | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 44 | 3 | |
2019–20[35] | League One | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
Total | 93 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 115 | 9 | ||
Career total | 272 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 316 | 71 |
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Nichols wants more chances of first-team action at City". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Exeter". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Exeter 2–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Exeter City striker Tom Nicholls loaned to Bath City". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Hereford United extend Tom Nichols loan deal". BBC Sport. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "2012–13 Season Archive". Bath City F.C. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b Tom Nichols at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Tom Nichols Player Profile". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Peterborough United sign Exeter City forward". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b Byrom, David (7 June 2018). "Peterborough chairman reveals startling price Bristol Rovers paid for Tom Nichols". The Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Chesterfield 0–1 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Peterborough United striker Tom Nichols to miss rest of season with knee ligament tear". BBC Sport. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols". 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Milton Keynes". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–3 West Ham U23". West Ham United F.C. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46955149
- ^ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/bristol-rovers-st-mochtas-reaction-3076339
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378704
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-r-vs-brighton/420135
- ^ https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2019/september/match-report-plymouth/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51330251
- ^ "Retained List Announced".
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Exeter City striker Tom Nicholls loaned to Bath City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Bath City 2012–13 Archive". Bath City FC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links
- Tom Nichols at Soccerbase
- Tom Nichols at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Wellington, Somerset
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Dorchester Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players