Nicholas Bignall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Colin Bignall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2008 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2013 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Southampton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Basingstoke Town | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Sutton United | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Basingstoke Town | 6 | (1) |
| 2015– | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:14, 14 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity, of the National League North, as a forward.
Career
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Bignall was top scorer for the Reading under-18s in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.[2] He signed a two-year professional contract in 2008,[3] and, before making an appearance for Reading, was loaned out to Northampton Town, scoring his first senior goal against Leeds United.[4] He was loaned out again in January 2009 to Cheltenham Town, where he scored once against Hartlepool United.[5]
He scored twice on his debut for Reading at home to Burton Albion in the first round of the League Cup on 11 August 2009.[6] Later that month he joined Stockport County on loan until January,[7] scoring on his debut against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy.[8] His first league goal for Stockport came in the 2–1 win over Leyton Orient in September 2009.[9]
On 8 October 2010, Bignall signed for Southampton on a one-month loan.[10] He returned to Reading in November and was soon loaned out again, joining Bournemouth for a month.[11]
In June 2013 Bignall was released by Reading,[12] though he remained at the club on a non-contract basis to undergo rehabilitation on an injury which he sustained in his final loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers in October 2011. More than two years since his last game, he made his return in a Reading under-21s friendly against Swindon Town in December 2013 and scored a goal.[13]
In March 2014 he joined Basingstoke Town.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| Southampton (loan) | 2010–11 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 2010–11 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 2010–11 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2011–12 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Basingstoke Town | 2013–14 | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2014–15 | Conference North | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 7 | |||
- 1 2 Appearance in the Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ Barry Hugman's Footballers - Nicholas Bignall
- ↑ "Nicholas Bignall". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Striker Nicholas Bignall signs Reading extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Northampton Town 2-1 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Reading 5–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ↑ "Bignall makes Stockport loan move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1-4 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Stockport County 2-1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Reading's Nicholas Bignall joins Southampton FC on loan". Southern Daily Echo. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "Nicholas Bignall signs on loan". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑ "Premier League free transfer list 2012/13" (PDF). The Premier League. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Bignall back in 4–2 win". Reading F.C. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ Boyman, John (21 March 2014). "Basingstoke Town sign former Reading striker Nicholas Bignall". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nicholas Bignall". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ↑ "N. Bignall". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.