Alex Nicholson (Welsh footballer)
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Nicholson
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|02|01}}
| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England
| height =
| position = Right-back, Right-winger
| currentclub = West Allotment Celtic
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Cramlington Juniors FC
| youthyears2 = 2007–2013
| youthclubs2 = Newcastle United
| years1 = 2013–2014
| years2 = 2014
| years3 = 2014–2016
| years4 = 2016–2018
| years5 = 2018–2019
| years6 = 2019–2022
| years7 = 2022–2023
| years8 = 2023
| years9 = 2023–2025
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Preston North End
| clubs2 = → Chorley (loan)
| clubs3 = Blyth Spartans
| clubs4 = South Shields
| clubs5 = Blyth Spartans
| clubs6 = Gateshead
| clubs7 = Blyth Spartans
| clubs8 = Newcastle Blue Star
| clubs9 = North Shields
| clubs10 = West Allotment Celtic
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 = 5
| caps3 = 107
| caps4 = 61
| caps5 = 34
| caps6 = 70
| caps7 = 0
| caps8 = 14
| caps9 = 12
| caps10 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Wales U19
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 09:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
}}
Alex Jack Nicholson (born 1 February 1994) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a right-back and as a right-winger for Blyth Spartans. He has also played for the Wales U19 national team. He previously played for Newcastle Academy and Reserves, Chorley, Preston North End, Blyth Spartans, South Shields, Gateshead North Shields FC, West Allotment Celtic.
Career
=Newcastle United=
Nicholson signed for Newcastle United in 2007, originally playing as a winger before converting to full-back. He made his reserve team debut in December 2010 but did not play for the first team.{{Cite web
| title = Alex Nicholson : Academy Player Profile
| url = http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/Teams/AcademyPlayerProfile/0,,10278~2227494,00.html
| publisher = Newcastle United
| access-date = 26 September 2013}}
=Preston North End=
After leaving Newcastle, Nicholson signed for Preston North End on 26 September 2013 until the end of the season, having trained with the team without a contract since pre-season.{{Cite web
| title = Nicholson Joins North End
| url = http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/nicholson-joins-north-end260913-1078212.aspx
| publisher = Preston North End
| access-date = 26 September 2013}}
He made his first team debut in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013, this turned out to be his only appearance for the club.{{Cite web
| title = Preston North End v Oldham Athletic
| url = http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/302925/teams
| publisher = Sky Sports
| access-date = 10 October 2013}}
On 27 March 2014, Nicholson joined Chorley on loan. Helping them to secure the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division, securing promotion to the Conference North. He was then released by Preston North End at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{Cite web |title=Duo Jion Chorley |url=http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/duo-join-chorley270314-1450067.aspx |work=Preston North End FC |date=27 March 2014}}
=Blyth Spartans=
Nicholson joined the Blyth Spartans, playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, signing a one-year contract at the start of the 2014–2015 season. He was part of the squad which reached the 2014/2015 FA Cup 1st Round Proper being drawn against Conference club Altrincham on 27 October, he was then part of the team that reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup after beating Altrincham 4–1. He was part of the team that famously reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup before bowing out of the cup, losing 3–2 to Birmingham City. Nicholson later signed another year contract at the start of the 2015–2016 season.{{Cite web |title=Nicholson Signs for Spartans |url=http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=11243 |work=Blyth Spartans FC |date=30 July 2014 |access-date=30 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730182012/http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=11243 |archive-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
=Gateshead=
In June 2019, Nicholson became Mike Williamson's first signing when he moved to National League North side Gateshead. At the end of his first season with the club, he won the club's Players' Player of the Year Award. In the 2021–22 season, Nicholson made 23 league appearances as the club won promotion to the National League. On 6 June 2022, it was announced that Nicholson was to leave the club to move away from full-time football.{{Cite web |title=Alex Nicholson leaves full-time football |url=https://gateshead-fc.com/alex-nicholson-to-leave-gateshead-full-time-football/ |work=Gateshead FC |date=10 June 2022}}
=Blyth Spartans return=
In June 2022, Nicholson returned to National League North club Blyth Spartans.{{cite web|url=http://www.blythspartans.com/news-spartans-seal-double-swoop-for-richardson-and-nicholson/|title=News : Spartans seal double swoop for Richardson and Nicholson|website=www.blythspartans.com|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=16 June 2022}}
International career
Nicholson was selected for a Wales U19 friendly match against Germany in September 2012, and went on to play in all three of Wales' games at the 2013 U19 European Championship qualifiers in Slovenia.{{Cite web
|title=Wales Under-19's v Russia: Defeat but no Disgrace
|url=http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW86347.ink
|publisher=Football Association of Wales
|access-date=26 September 2013
|url-status=usurped
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225403/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW86347.ink
|archive-date=10 June 2015
}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|FL Trophy !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Preston North End
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career totals
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
Category:South Shields F.C. players
Category:Gateshead F.C. players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:National League (English football) players