Tom Nichols (footballer)

Tom Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Tom Nichols
Nichols playing for Exeter City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Tom Andrew Nichols[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993
Place of birth Wellington, England
Playing 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 (86)
2020 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:37, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2010–11[25] League One 1000000010
2011–12[26] League One 7110002[lower-alpha 1]0101
2012–13[27] League Two 3000000030
2013–14[9] League Two 286100000296
2014–15[28] League Two 361710101[lower-alpha 1]03917
2015–16[29] League Two 221042101[lower-alpha 1]02812
Total 973472204011036
Dorchester Town (loan) 2011–12[30] Conference South 129000000129
Hereford United (loan) 2012–13[27] Conference Premier 9100000091
Bath City (loan) 2012–13[31] Conference South 6100001[lower-alpha 2]071
Dorchester Town (loan) 2012–13[8] Conference South 5100000051
Peterborough United 2015–16[29] League One 7100000071
2016–17[32] League One 431041222[lower-alpha 3]05113
Total 50114122205814
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[33] League One 39110302[lower-alpha 3]1452
2018–19[34] League One 36121105[lower-alpha 3]1443
2019–20[35] League One 18230213[lower-alpha 3]1264
Total 93461611031159
Career total 2726117410317331671
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  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. Tom Nichols at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. "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. 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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46955149
  19. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/bristol-rovers-st-mochtas-reaction-3076339
  20. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378704
  21. https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-r-vs-brighton/420135
  22. https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2019/september/match-report-plymouth/
  23. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51330251
  24. "Retained List Announced".
  25. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  26. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  27. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  28. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  29. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  30. "Exeter City striker Tom Nicholls loaned to Bath City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  31. "Bath City 2012–13 Archive". Bath City FC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  32. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  33. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  34. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  35. "Games played by Tom Nichols in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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