Adam Nichols

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Adam Nichols
Personal information
Full name Adam Anthony Nichols[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-14) 14 September 1962 (age 59)[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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/33ZBTKMXYfg5VQCzDZmJDgg/purfleet-attack[dead link]
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