| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Tyson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading[1], England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Derby County | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2004 | Reading | 34 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Wycombe Wanderers | 68 | (39) |
| 2005–2006 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | Nottingham Forest | 176 | (33) |
| 2011– | Derby County | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England U20 | 1 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 31 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nathan Tyson (born 4 May 1982 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English professional football striker, who is currently playing for Derby County.
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Tyson, educated at Forest School, Winnersh, began his career at Reading as part of the youth academy, gaining football league experience in loan spells at Swansea City[2] and Cheltenham Town.[3] During his time at Reading, Tyson predominantly operated on the left-wing, starting in nine matches, as well as seventeen as a substitute. He also appeared as a striker in Reading's reserve side. He scored his first and only goal for the club in the 2–1 home victory over Derby County, during the 2002–03 season.
Tyson represented the England Under-20 side whilst at Reading, scoring twice on his debut against Germany.[4]
In December 2003, Tyson joined then Division Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a short-term loan, although had to return to Reading early the next month for treatment on a knee injury.[5] After impressing the manager Tony Adams, Tyson was offered a two year deal which was signed in March 2004. The transfer fee was undisclosed but is believed to have been around £100,000 with a 20% sell-on clause. Media sources have since claimed the fee was in the region of £140,000, with a 25% sell-on-clause. Two youngsters, Simon Church and Scott Davies from Wycombe's Academy, also transferred to Reading.
Tyson was top-scorer for Wycombe during the 2004–05 season with 22 league goals. He also won the Fans' Player of the Year Award ahead of defender Roger Johnson. He had started forty of Wycombe's forty-six league matches, whilst appearing as a substitute in two. During the close season, Tyson was the subject of three bids from Sheffield Wednesday, all of which were turned down by Wycombe.[6]
He began the 2005–06 season well scoring 13 goals in 19 games, making him the top scorer in the English leagues.[6] He was named as the League Two player of the month for August, having scored six times in six games.[7] In October 2005 Sheffield Wednesday agreed a fee of £700,000 with Wycombe for Tyson, but Tyson himself turned Wednesday down.[8] He was also linked with moves to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City.[9]
In November 2005, Tyson joined Football League One side Nottingham Forest on loan until January when he signed a permanent deal for the club,[10] costing Forest £675,000.[11]
Tyson scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest playing against Port Vale in a league match at The City Ground, on 6 December 2005 (Tyson also managed to score in the reverse fixture against Port Vale on 18 February 2006). A deflected effort against Southend United, on his début, had instead been ruled as a Che Wilson own goal.
A somewhat humorous misfortune has followed Tyson during his spells at various football clubs, although not directly affecting him. Alan Pardew departed as Reading manager shortly after his arrival at the club, and the departures of John Hollins (Swansea City) and Tony Adams (Wycombe) came soon after his arrival at the respective clubs. Gary Megson departed Nottingham Forest in the month following Tyson's permanent move to The City Ground. Tyson laughed off suggestions of a curse in an interview after Nottingham Forest's victory at Port Vale. While playing in the FA Cup for Forest, there was speculation of him moving to Birmingham City, who were apparently planning a £1.5m bid for the striker.[12] On 5 August 2006, just minutes into Forest's first game of the season against Bradford City, Tyson was unfortunately injured. In November 2006, he returned from the injury two months ahead of schedule. His first goal back from his knee injury came against Rotherham United on 18 November 2006. Just a few games later, he netted an eight minute first half hat-trick away at Crewe Alexandra,[13] the quickest hat-trick in the English football league that season.
Tyson missed most of pre-season but made a surprisingly quick comeback against Leeds United on 25 August 2007 when he came on as a second half substitute, a month before he was expected back. He made his first start of the campaign in Forest's 2–0 win at Port Vale and scored his first goal of the season in the 3–2 home loss against Leicester City. He missed the bulk of the Christmas 2007 period through a hamstring injury but then returned to the team. He picked up another hamstring injury against Swindon Town but it is not yet known how long he will be on the sidelines. He scored 12 goals in all competitions in the 2007–08 season, helping Forest gain promotion to the Championship, by finishing second in Football League One on a dramatic last day of the season.
Tyson stated quickly after Forest's elevation that he wanted a new deal, with his current contract ending in the summer of 2009. Manager Colin Calderwood offered a two-year extension to the deal, with Tyson rejecting the offer to see what happened over the season. He was also subject to a £750,000 bid from Bristol City in May 2008, which was rejected.[14]
During Forest's tough pre-season, however, Tyson was struck by injury to his hamstring. He made his return as a sixty-sixth minute substitute against Watford at the City Ground on 23 August 2008, taking only two minutes to score as he pounced on a Robert Earnshaw free-kick which had hit the post. It left the easiest of tap-ins from just a few yards, and in what provided to be a close game, it eventually turned out to be the winner.[15]
On 6 January 2009, Tyson signed a deal to keep him at Forest until the summer of 2011.[16]
On 22 January Tyson won FA Cup 3rd round player of the round after his excellent performance and excellent volley to beat the Premier League giants Manchester City 3–0, a goal which was named as Nottingham Forest's goal of the season.
Tyson's cousin, Mark Philo, who also played professional football for Wycombe Wanderers, died in a car crash on 14 January 2006.[17]
On 31 May 2011, Nottingham Forest announced that Tyson had rejected a new contract offer, so he left the City Ground club that summer.[18]
On 7 June 2011, it was confirmed that Tyson was in contract talks with Derby County,[19] despite a controversial incident when Tyson waved a Nottingham Forest flag in front of the Derby fans after the final whistle of the East Midlands derby match in August 2009, a game which Tyson scored in and Forest won 3-2.[20] Tyson received a fine of £5,000 and a two-game suspended ban for the incident.[21] Tyson was confirmed as a Derby County player on 13 June, signing a three-year contract, which formally started on 1 July 2011.[22] He made his Derby début against Nottingham Forest on 17 September 2011, coming on as a substitute at the City Ground as Derby won 2-1.[23]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1999–00 | Reading | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Maidenhead United (loan) | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Reading | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Swansea City (loan) | Third Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | Reading | First Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | Second Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | League Two | 42 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 22 | |
| 2005–06 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | League One | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2007–08 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Championship | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 331 | 83 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 368 | 92 | ||
a. All Football League Trophy results are included in totals
a. All play-off games in league totals
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