Tom Nichols (footballer)

Tom Nichols
Nichols playing for Exeter City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Thomas Andrew Nichols[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993
Place of birth Wellington, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 10
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– Bristol Rovers 39 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:09, 18 June 2018

(UTC)

Thomas Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol Rovers in League One.

Playing 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]

Career statistics

As of end of 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2010–11[18] League One 1000000010
2011–12[19] League One 7110002[lower-alpha 1]0101
2012–13[20] League Two 3000000030
2013–14[9] League Two 286100000296
2014–15[21] League Two 361710101[lower-alpha 1]03917
2015–16[22] League Two 221042101[lower-alpha 1]02812
Total 973472204011036
Dorchester Town (loan) 2011–12[23] Conference South 129000000129
Hereford United (loan) 2012–13[20] Conference 9100000091
Bath City (loan) 2012–13[24] Conference South 6100001[lower-alpha 2]071
Dorchester Town (loan) 2012–13[8] Conference South 5100000051
Peterborough United 2015–16[22] League One 7100000071
2016–17[25] League One 431041222[lower-alpha 3]05113
Total 50114122205814
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[26] League One 39110302[lower-alpha 3]1452
Career total 21858123729124664
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Nichols wants more chances of first-team action at City". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Exeter". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Exeter 2–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Exeter City striker Tom Nicholls loaned to Bath City". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hereford United extend Tom Nichols loan deal". BBC Sport. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "2012–13 Season Archive". Bath City F.C. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 Tom Nichols at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Tom Nichols Player Profile". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Peterborough United sign Exeter City forward". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. 1 2 Byrom, David (7 June 2018). "Peterborough chairman reveals startling price Bristol Rovers paid for Tom Nichols". The Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield 0–1 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Peterborough United striker Tom Nichols to miss rest of season with knee ligament tear". BBC Sport. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols". 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Milton Keynes". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1–3 West Ham U23". West Ham United F.C. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Exeter City striker Tom Nicholls loaned to Bath City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Bath City 2012–13 Archive". Bath City FC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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