Kevin Nicholson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin John Nicholson | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Torquay United | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 199?–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Notts County | 95 | (3) |
| 2004 | → Scarborough (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Scarborough | 82 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | (6) |
| 2007–2014 | Torquay United | 314 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Kidderminster Harriers | 43 | (1) |
| 2015 | Bath City | 11 | (1) |
| 2015– | Torquay United | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2009 | England C | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Torquay United (player-manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC). | |||
Kevin John Nicholson (born 2 October 1980) is an English player manager who currently is the manager of Torquay United.
Biography
Born in Derby. Nicholson began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, turning professional in August 1998. His first team debut came on 28 August 2000 when he replaced Andy Hinchcliffe as a first-half substitute in Wednesday's 1–1 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers.[1] However, this was his only first team appearance for Wednesday as he was allowed to join Forest Green Rovers on loan in January 2001, before moving to Northampton Town on a free transfer the following month.
In March 2001, Nicholson joined Notts County on a free transfer,[2] and soon became a regular in the County side. He joined Scarborough on loan in March 2004,[3] scoring on his debut[4] and moved to Scarborough on a free transfer at the end of the season.[5] He was a regular in Scarborough's Conference National side for the next two seasons, but left in May 2006 to join Forest Green Rovers[6] after Scarborough's relegation to the Conference North amid financial problems that would see the club dissolved a year later.[7]
His form with Forest Green earned Nicholson a call-up to the England C squad for the Home Internationals, and suggestions of a move back to the football league with Barnet, managed by England C boss Paul Fairclough.[8] However, Nicholson joined Torquay United on a free transfer on 20 June 2007.[9]
He spent seven years with Torquay but after their relegation from the Football League in May 2014 he was released by the club.[10]
On 7 August 2014, Nicholson signed non-contract terms with Kidderminster Harriers.[11] On 9 August 2014, he made his debut for Kidderminster in a goalless draw away at Lincoln City. On 1 November 2014, he scored his first goal for the Harriers against former club Torquay United. On 15 November 2014, Nicholson signed a contract with Kidderminster Harriers until the end of the season.[12] After the last game of the season, a 2-1 loss away to Eastleigh, Kevin announced that he would not be signing a new contract and was looking for a new club.
In July 2015, Nicholson signed for Bath City
Managerial Career
On 28 September 2015 it was announced by the club that Kevin Nicholson, former Torquay United player and club legend would be the club's new player-manager. Torquay United Chairman, David Phillips was quoted as saying "We are delighted to have Kevin on board as player-manager. As a player for the club, he displayed outstanding consistency over many years and is quite rightly regarded as a legend here".[13]
Managerial statistics
- As of 16 April 2016
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Torquay United |  |
28 September 2015 | Present | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 36.84 |
| Total | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 36.84 | |||
References
- ↑ Sheff Wed 1 Blackburn 1
- ↑ Notts County Season 2001–02
- ↑ Boro sign Nicholson
- ↑ Scarborough 4–1 Leigh RMI
- ↑ Scarborough land Nicholson
- ↑ Forest Green swoop for Nicholson
- ↑ Scarborough F.C. go out of business
- ↑ Harvey angry with Nicholson departure
- ↑ Nicholson quits Rovers for Gulls
- ↑ "Torquay United release long-serving left-back Kevin Nicholson". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/article/140807-kevin-nicholson-signs-1811059.aspx
- ↑ http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/article/141115-kevin-nicholson-contract-2085102.aspx
- ↑ http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/club-statement-player-manager-appointed-2714525.aspx
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