Adam Nichols

This article is about the footballer. For the musician, see Adam Nichols (musician).

Adam Nichols
Personal information
Full name Adam Anthony Nichols[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-14) 14 September 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Ilford, London, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1981 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Wits University
1983–1984 Colchester United 6 (1)
Total 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Anthony Nichols (born 14 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Ilford, London, Nichols started his career at Ipswich Town as an apprentice, making nine youth team appearances, scoring eight times, and scoring twice in 27 reserve team games.[3] He signed professional terms in 1979 but failed to break into the Ipswich first-team squad. He then moved to South Africa to play for Wits University.[2]

In September 1983, Colchester United manager Cyril Lea signed Nichols on non-contract terms,[2] making his debut for the club on 18 October in a 1–0 win against Bury at Layer Road in the Fourth Division, coming on as a substitute for Perry Groves.[4] He made six league appearances for the club and scored once[5] in a 6–0 demolition of Hartlepool United on 3 December 1983.[6] His final appearance came in a 1–1 draw against Wrexham on 2 January 1984.[7]

2015 attack

In January 2015 Nichols was working for a designer clothes delivery company, and was brutally attacked. An appeal was made on BBC Crimewatch to find the attackers.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–0 Bury". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  5. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 6–0 Hartlepool United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  8. ^ "BBC One - Crimewatch, 28/07/2015 - Purfleet attack". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.