Tom Nichols (footballer)
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Tom Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Mansfield Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tom Andrew Nichols[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2011 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Exeter City | 97 | (32) |
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 | 94 | (4) |
2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Crawley Town | 101 | (23) |
2023–2024 | Gillingham | 40 | (7) |
2024– | Mansfield Town | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC) |
Having come through Exeter City's academy, Nichols made his first-team debut for the club in May 2011. Whilst at Exeter City, he had loan spells at Dorchester Town, Hereford United and Bath City before establishing himself as a first team player in League Two. He joined Peterborough United of League One on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2016, but joined Bristol Rovers on a three-year contract in summer 2017. Following a loan spell at Cheltenham Town in the second half of the 2019–20 season, he was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of his three-year contract in summer 2020, and subsequently signed for League Two side Crawley Town on a one-year contract. He joined Gillingham in January 2023.