Alex Nicholls (footballer)

Alex Nicholls

Nicholls following a match for Walsall in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alex Nicholls[1]
Date of birth	9 December 1987
Place of birth	Stourbridge, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2005	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, 29 November 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		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

1. Includes Football League Trophy matches.

References

1. "The Football League Limited Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "Saddlers striker joins Burton". Sky Sports. 22 February 2007.
3. "Walsall release seven including Dwayne Mattis". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010.
4. "COBBLERS AGREE NICHOLLS CAPTURE". NTFC. 1 June 2012.
5. "Northampton 2 – 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
6. "ALEX NICHOLLS JOINS EXETER CITY". Northampton Town F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
7. "ALEX NICHOLLS SIGNS 18-MONTH DEAL WITH EXETER CITY". Express and Echo. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
8. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
9. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
10. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
11. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
12. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
13. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
14. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
15. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
16. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
17. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
18. "Games played by Alex Nicholls in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

External links

• Alex Nicholls career statistics at Soccerbase