Nick Haughton

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Nick Haughton
Personal information
Full name Nicholas George Haughton[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Urmston, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Fylde
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Curzon Ashton 2 (0)
2013 Trafford
2013–2014 Runcorn Town 16 (3)
2014–2018 Fleetwood Town 40 (1)
2014 → Nantwich Town (loan)
2016 → Salford City (loan) 3 (1)
2017 → Salford City (loan) 13 (2)
2017 → Chorley (loan) 17 (7)
2018 Salford City 23 (3)
2018– AFC Fylde 260 (105)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Nicholas George Haughton (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club AFC Fylde.

Career

After being released from Bolton Wanderers, Haughton joined Curzon Ashton FC. Haughton then went on to shine for Trafford FC's scholars which earned him a call up for England Schools. He subsequently began his playing career in the North West Counties League with Runcorn Town.[3] After a trial at Middlesbrough FC, He joined Fleetwood Town in February 2014 following a trial, and was immediately loaned out to Nantwich Town of the Northern Premier League.[3] He signed a new contract with Fleetwood in September 2014 to keep him tied to the club until 2017.[4] He made his debut for the "Cod Army" in the Football League on 4 October 2014, coming on for Antoni Sarcevic 68 minutes into a 1–0 win over Port Vale at Highbury Stadium.

In November 2016 he went out on loan to Salford City.[5]

In January 2018 he joined Salford City on a permanent contract on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

In late October 2018 he moved to AFC Fylde.[6] The 2022–23 season saw Fylde promoted as National League North Champions[7] with Haughton finishing the season as the division's top goalscorer, winning the Player of the Season award.[8] On 22 May 2023, Haughton signed a two-year deal with Fylde, with the option of a further year.[9]

Personal life

Haughton is currently dating former New Zealand international Laura Merrin.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fleetwood Town 2014–15[10] League One 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2015–16[11] League One 18 0 1 0 0 0 5[a] 0 24 0
2016–17[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[13] League One 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 40 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 46 1
Salford City (loan) 2016–17[2][14] National League North 16 3 — — 3[b] 0 19 3
Chorley (loan) 2017–18[2][15] National League North 17 7 4 4 — 2[c] 0 23 11
Salford City 2017–18[2] National League North 15 3 — — — 15 3
2018–19[2] National League 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3
AFC Fylde 2018–19[2] National League 30 2 — — 11[d] 2 41 4
2019–20[2] National League 28 2 3 1 — 3[c] 4 34 7
2020–21[2][16] National League North 11 6 4 2 — 0 0 15 8
2021–22[2][17] National League North 41 26 2 1 — 3[b] 0 46 27
2022–23[2][18] National League North 42 26 7 7 — 2[c] 1 51 34
2023–24[2] National League 43 18 2 0 — 2[c] 0 47 18
2024–25[2] National League 6 7 0 0 — 0 0 6 7
Total 201 87 18 11 0 0 21 7 240 105
Career total 297 101 23 15 0 0 31 7 351 123
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Eight appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

AFC Fylde

Individual

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 48. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nick Haughton at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "More activity at Highbury this week in the transfer and loan market". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Youngster extends deal by 12 months". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Ammies make Fleetwood midfielder their second loan signing in a week". Non League Daily. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Nick Haughton signs for AFC Fylde - Salford City Football Club". 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b "AFC Fylde: Coasters clinch promotion to National League". BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Nick Haughton commits future to AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ^ For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Replay Required in FA Trophy Q3". Salford City FC. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: "Harrogate spring into next round". Salford City FC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Stalybridge Celtic 1, Chorley 3". Lancashire Evening Post. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Templeman, Ian (30 September 2017). "Emirates FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round - Ashton Athletic 0 Chorley 1". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Grantham Town's FA Trophy dream cut short in dying minutes". Grantham Journal. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  16. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Hyde United 2 - 4 AFC Fylde – 2020-2021". FootballWebPages. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Moore, Andy (13 October 2020). "Farsley Celtic 1 AFC Fylde 3: Luke Burgess bags two in Coasters' convincing FA Cup win". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  17. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Report: AFC Fylde 1-1 Spennymoor Town". Spennymoor Town FC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "Report: Spennymoor Town 1-0 AFC Fylde". Spennymoor Town FC. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  18. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Foster, Callum (17 September 2022). "AFC Fylde 1 Farsley Celtic 1: Coasters face FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 24 September 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: Foster, Callum (20 September 2022). "Farsley Celtic 0 AFC Fylde 3: Haughton nets two in FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 24 September 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Foster, Callum (2 October 2022). "Congleton Town 1 AFC Fylde 1: Last-gasp Coasters force FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: Foster, Callum (5 October 2022). "AFC Fylde 5 Congleton 1: Two more for Nick Haughton in FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  19. ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Trio Celebrate August/September National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Nick Haughton Claims Vanarama National League North September Player of the Month". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.