Nick Deacy
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nick Deacy
| image = PSV tegen Go Ahead 1-1, Nick Deacy scoort langs doelman Van Zoghel, Bestanddeelnr 929-5477.jpg
| caption = Deacy (left) scoring against goalkeeper Nico van Zoghel
| full_name = Nicholas Simon Deacy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
| height =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1971–1974
| clubs1 = Merthyr Tydfil
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1974–1975
| clubs2 = Hereford United
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1974
| clubs3 = → Workington (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1975–1978
| clubs4 = PSV Eindhoven
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 1978–1979
| clubs5 = Beringen
| caps5 = 42
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 1979–1980
| clubs6 = Vitesse Arnhem
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1980–1982
| clubs7 = Hull City
| caps7 = 87
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 1982–1983
| clubs8 = Happy Valley
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 1983–1984
| clubs9 = Bury
| caps9 = 31
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1984
| clubs10 = Merthyr Tydfil
| caps10 =
| goals10 =
| years11 = 1984–1985
| clubs11 = Swansea City
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 1985–1986
| clubs12 = Double Flower
| years13 = 1986–1987
| clubs13 = Ebbw Vale
| years14 = 1987–1988
| clubs14 = Barry Town
| totalcaps = 243
| totalgoals = 28
| nationalyears1 = 1977–1978
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 4
}}
Nick Deacy (born 19 July 1953) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played for PSV Eindhoven, and won the UEFA Cup with them in 1978, coming on as a substitute in the second leg of the final.{{cite web|url=http://home.wxs.nl/~rapo/psv/europacup/uefacup.html|title=UEFA Cup: Season 1977-1978|last=Raymond Posthouwer|publisher=PSV Eindhoven Wedstrijdhistorie|language=Dutch|accessdate=15 May 2012}}
After a spell with Vitesse Arnhem he signed for Hull City in 1980 and made 87 Football League appearances for them.[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hull/hull.html Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown – Hull players]
He was capped on 12 occasions by the Wales national team, and he scored on his debut for them against European champions Czechoslovakia[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-columnists/2006/09/01/time-to-czech-out-the-chances-of-qualifying-91466-17664198/ Walesonline.co.uk, Time to Czech out the chances of qualifying – Ian Carbis 01/09/06] in March 1977.
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|25954}}
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Cardiff
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Wales men's under-23 international footballers
Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:Workington A.F.C. players
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:K. Beringen F.C. players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Happy Valley AA players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Double Flower FA players
Category:Ebbw Vale F.C. players
Category:Barry Town United F.C. players
Category:Welsh expatriate men's footballers
Category:Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium