Alex Nicholls (footballer)
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Nicholls in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Nicholls[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Exeter City | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2012 | Walsall | 191 | (24) |
2007 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Northampton Town | 21 | (8) |
2014 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Exeter City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2015– | Exeter City | 34 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 29 November 2015 (UTC) |
Alexander Douglas "Alex" Nicholls (born 9 December 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as both a midfielder and a striker for Exeter City in League Two.
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Playing career
Walsall
After impressing in reserve and youth team games, Nicholls broke into Walsall's first team in the 2005–06 season, making his debut in December 2005 in a FA Cup clash with Yeovil Town. In that same season Nicholls went on to make 13 appearances which included a Football League Trophy clash with Swansea City, it was in this game that he scored his first professional goal for the club. However, his season ended prematurely as he broke his leg while playing in a youth cup tie with Hednesford Town.
In 2007, Nicholls went on loan to Burton Albion.[2] He made 14 appearances for the Brewers before returning to Walsall at the end of April.
During the 2007–08 season, Nicholls played as both a right winger and a striker and had a short stint as water boy, making 24 appearances and scoring three goals, which included an FA Cup goal in an away replay with Millwall.
Nicholls was offered a new two-year contract by the club on 10 May 2010[3] which he accepted. He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Brentford in a 2–1 victory, by scoring a well placed lob.
Northampton Town
In June 2012, Nicholls joined League Two side Northampton Town on a free transfer after his contract expired.[4] On 27 October he broke his leg after a late challenge from Port Vale defender John McCombe.[5]
Exeter City
On 1 September 2014, Nicholls joined Exeter City, on a one-month loan deal. He then went on to sign permanently for the club.[6] Alex Nicholls completed his permanent move to Exeter City on 5 January 2015.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played November 28, 2015
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2005–06[8] | League One | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
2006–07[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007–08[10] | League One | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
2008–09[11] | League One | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
2009–10[12] | League One | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2010–11[13] | League One | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2011–12[14] | League One | 45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | |
Total | 191 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 219 | 28 | ||
Burton Albion (loan) | 2006–07[9] | Conference | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Northampton Town | 2012–13[15] | League Two | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
2013–14[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[17] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
Exeter City (loan) | 2014–15[17] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Exeter City (loan) | 2014–15[17] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Exeter City | 2014–15[17] | League Two | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
2015–16[18] | League Two | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
Total | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 9 | ||
Career total | 273 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 313 | 47 |
- ↑ Includes Football League Trophy matches.
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External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Stourbridge
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Walsall F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- The Football League players
- National League (English football) players