Ashley Nicholls
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Ashley Nicholls | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Ashley Joseph Nicholls | |
Date of birth | October 30, 1981 | |
Place of birth | Ipswich, England | |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Maidenhead United | |
Youth clubs | ||
Ipswich Town | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2000–2002 2002 2002–2004 2004 2004–2006 2005 2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Ipswich Town → Canvey Island (loan) Darlington → Cambridge United (loan) Cambridge United → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) Grays Athletic Boston United Maidenhead United |
2 (1) 67 (6) 16 (1) 32 (0) 11 (0) 19 (0) 35 (0) 16 (4) 0 (0) |
0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Ashley Joseph Nicholls (born October 30, 1981) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Maidenhead United.
Ashley Nicholls was born in Ipswich and started his football career in the youth scheme of his home football club, Ipswich Town. In the spring of 2002, while in the youth scheme, he was loaned to Canvey Island where he played 2 games and scored 1 goal.
He was not offered a professional contract by Ipswich, so in the summer of 2002 he joined Darlington on a free transfer and stayed there for two seasons, playing 76 matches and scoring 7 goals. His scored in his debut match for Darlington, against Cambridge United, his future team.
He was loaned to Cambridge United in February 2004 and joined permanently on a free transfer the following summer. His contract was due to run until the summer of 2006. As of the summer of 2005, he had played 47 matches for United, scoring once.
New Grays manager, Frank Gray signed Ashley on a 1-year deal at the start of the 2006/07 season. After a host of managers, Justin Edinburgh was finally implemented and did not see Ashley in his future plans, releasing him in May 2007[1].
On July 28, 2007 he signed for Boston United after a successful trial. However, Nicholls departed at the end of the season.[2]
Nicholls joined Conference South outfit Maidenhead United on May 3, 2008.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Edinburgh begins summer clearout", BBC Sport, 2007-05-01. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Taylor confirms first departures, Official Boston United Website