Nathan Arnold

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Nathan Arnold

Arnold playing for Mansfield Town in 2008
Personal information
Full nameNathan Anthony Arnold
Date of birth (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987
Place of birthMansfield, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubCambridge United
Number24
Youth career
000?–2005Mansfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2009Mansfield Town103(13)
2009–2010Hyde United35(9)
2010–2013Alfreton Town109(23)
2013–Cambridge United20(2)
National team
2008England C1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 27 December 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Nathan Anthony Arnold (born 26 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Cambridge United. Primarily a winger, he can also play as a striker.

Career

Mansfield Town

Arnold came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town,[1] and made his debut against Hereford United in October 2005.[2] He scored his first career goal against Bristol Rovers in December 2005 in his third appearance for Mansfield.[2] By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made over 30 appearances for Mansfield, scoring four goals,[3] and was offered a new contract in May 2007.[4] By the end of the 2007–08 season, Arnold had made 70 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.[3]

On 27 August 2008, Nathan Arnold received an England C call-up by manager Paul Fairclough along with his Mansfield team mate Jonathan D'Laryea for the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, which England lost 6–2.[5]

Hyde

After a trial at Grimsby Town in July, he signed for Hyde United in the Conference North on a free transfer in August 2009, but with a sell-on clause in his contract stating that if he was sold in the future, Mansfield wiould gain some of the profits. His competitive debut for Hyde came with his first goal in a 1–0 win against Stafford Rangers, and then in the very next game he netted again in a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town. He also scored a 25-yard free kick against Salford City in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.

At the end of his first season with Hyde he was one of the outstanding players in their team scoring 11 goals in 38 games in all competitions, making him Hyde's second-top scorer, two goals behind David McNiven.[6]

Alfreton Town

Arnold spent only a single season at Hyde before returning to the East Midlands, signing-on for Conference North club Alfreton Town,[7] helping them achieve promotion to the Conference National in his first season.[8] Arnold was one of the outstanding performers for the club, and immediately became a fans' favourite. He contributed 13 goals in all competitions over the course of the season.

The 2011–12 season started badly as Arnold missed a large proportion of the first half of the season after breaking his metatarsal which added to Alfreton Town's already lengthy injury list.[9] After returning he scored at both ends in a bizarre game against Hayes & Yeading where there were 4 goals in injury time and the final score being 3–2.[10] Arnold began to play an integral part in Alfreton Town's upturn in form from the halfway point in the season by contributing goals and assists, and was subsequently named runner-up for the supporters' player of the year for his part in sustaining the team's Conference National status. His contract came to an end at the end of the 2011–12 season and thus became a free agent, and was believed to be in discussions with his former club Mansfield Town despite Alfreton Town stating he had agreed to stay, creating confusion amongst the fans. On 5 June 2012, Alfreton Town announced that he had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[11] In June 2013 Alfreton manager Nicky Law confirmed that Arnold was unlikely to remain with the club for the following season as he was keen to play League football again.[12]

Cambridge United

He trialled at former club Mansfield but was not offered a contract and instead joined Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 26 December 2013[15]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 2005–06 League Two 8110001[lower-alpha 1]0 101
2006–07 22310001[lower-alpha 1]0 243
2007–08 32420101[lower-alpha 1]0 364
2008–09 Conference Premier 42511—00 436
Total 10413511030 11314
Hyde United 2009–10[16] Conference North 35921—1[lower-alpha 2]1 3811
Alfreton Town 2010–11[17] 36820—8[lower-alpha 3]5 4613
2011–12[18] Conference Premier 28610—4[lower-alpha 4]2 338
2012–13[19] 45931—4[lower-alpha 5]1 5211
Total 1092361—168 13132
Cambridge United 2013–14 Conference Premier 20210—00 212
Career total 2684714310209 28657
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Cheshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, two appearances and three goals in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Derbyshire Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Arnold profile". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2008. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Games played by Nathan Arnold in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 April 2008. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nathan Arnold". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 April 2008. 
  4. ↑ "Stags offer deals to 11 players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008. 
  5. ↑ "England C taste defeat". The FA. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  6. ↑ Arnold Second top goalscorer
  7. ↑ Alfreton sign Arnold
  8. ↑ "Alfreton Town's Nicky Law relishing well-earned break". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Alfreton hit with Arnold injury". BBC News. 25 August 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Alfreton Town 3–2 Hayes & Yeading". BBC News. 26 November 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Arnold commits to Alfreton for another season". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 12 November 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Law: Next season will be the toughest yet". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Striker-seeking Stags box Paul Cox hopes storms do not wash out Rainworth friendly". Mansfield Chad. Retrieved 23 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Nathan Arnold signs for the U's". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Nathan Arnold career statistics". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Player statistics: Nathan Arnold". Hyde F.C. unofficial database. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  17. ↑ "2010–11 appearances and goals". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  18. ↑ "2011–12 appearances and goals". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  19. ↑ "2012–13 appearances and goals". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2013. 

External links

Cambridge United F.C. – current squad
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