Nick Arnold (footballer)

Nicholas Samuel Arnold (born 3 July 1993) is an English footballer who most recently played as a right-back for National League South side Eastbourne Borough. He made his debut in the Football League in 2013.

Nick Arnold
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Samuel Arnold[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tadley, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2007–2011 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Reading 0 (0)
2013–2014Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 31 (0)
2014 Woking 2 (0)
2014–2016 Whitehawk 63 (4)
2016–2019 Aldershot Town 38 (1)
2019–2020 Wealdstone 19 (0)
2020 Dartford 5 (0)
2020 Eastbourne Borough 0 (0)
International career
2016– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Club career

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Reading

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Arnold joined the Academy at Reading in 2007 and signed a scholarship agreement two years later before turning professional in 2011.[2][3] He signed a new deal in summer 2012 before extending his contract for a further year on 14 June 2013.[4][5]

After signing a new contract he immediately joined Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan and made his debut as a late substitute against Morecambe on 3 August.[6][7][8] He made his full debut two weeks later, starting in the 1–0 home defeat to Mansfield Town.[9] After 33 appearances in all competitions,[10] he returned to Reading at the end of the season and was released by the club in May.[11]

Woking

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He trialled at Bradford City in the summer but did not join the club on a permanent basis and eventually signed for Conference Premier side Woking in August 2014.[12][13][14] On 6 September 2014, Arnold made his Woking debut in a 3–1 home victory over Lincoln City, in which he replaced Chris Arthur with eight minutes remaining.[15]

Whitehawk

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After struggling to make an impression at Woking, Arnold joined Conference South side Whitehawk in October 2014.[16] On 1 November 2014, Arnold made his Whitehawk debut in a 0–0 draw with Havant & Waterlooville, in which he played the full 90 minutes.[17] On 20 December 2014, Arnold scored his first Whitehawk goal in a 2–0 away victory against Sutton United.[18] Arnold played a key part in Whitehawk's playoff campaign, in which they were defeated 2-1 by Boreham Wood in the final through a goal from Junior Morias.[19]

On 3 October 2015, Arnold scored his first goal of the 2015/16 campaign in a 6–0 home victory over St Albans City.[20] On 8 May 2016, Arnold scored the opener in a play-off semi-final tie against Ebbsfleet United. The tie resulted in a 2–1 victory for Whitehawk therefore bringing it to a 3–3 result on aggregate. However, Whitehawk were unsuccessful once again in their promotion aim, with a 3–2 defeat on penalties.[21] Arnold was named as right back in the Conference South league team of the season in both years he was at Whitehawk.[22][23]

Aldershot Town

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On 28 June 2016, Arnold joined National League side Aldershot Town on a one-year deal, after his contract at Whitehawk was set to expire.[24] On 13 August 2016, Arnold made his Aldershot Town debut in a 2–0 victory against Wrexham, playing the full 90 minutes.[25]

Wealdstone

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In June 2019, Arnold joined Wealdstone [26]

Dartford

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In January 2020, Arnold joined Dartford [27]

Eastbourne Borough

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In October 2020, Arnold joined Eastbourne Borough [28]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 August 2020.[29]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2013–14 League Two 31 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 33 0
Woking 2014–15 Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Whitehawk 2014–15 Conference South 26 2 0 0 3[b] 0 29 2
2015–16 National League South 37 2 4 0 2[c] 1 43 3
Total 63 4 4 0 5 1 72 5
Aldershot Town 2016–17 National League 29 1 1 0 2[d] 0 32 1
2017–18 National League 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 38 1 2 0 2 0 42 1
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South 19 0 3 0 2[e] 0 24 0
Dartford 2019–20 National League South 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastbourne Borough 2020–21 National League South 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 158 5 10 0 0 0 11 1 179 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Conference South play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in National League South play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy and one in Middlesex Senior Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Arnold takes heart from Harriman". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Induction for new intake". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Royals aim to extend ten contracts". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Arnold agrees deal and loan". Reading F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Arnold arrives at Adams Park". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Report: Blues 1–0 Morecambe". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Games played by Nick Arnold in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  11. ^ Watts, Charles (12 May 2014). "Arnold and D'Ath released as summer clear out continues at Reading FC". Reading Post. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  12. ^ Parker, Simon (14 July 2014). "Bradford City: Parkinson must find answer to keeper conundrum". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Nick Arnold - Woking sign former Reading defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Nick Arnold". Woking F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Woking vs. Lincoln City". Soccerway. 6 September 2014.
  16. ^ "ARNOLD MAKES WHITEHAWK SWITCH". Pitchero Non League. 27 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Whitehawk vs. Havant & Waterlooville". Soccerway. 1 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Sutton United vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 20 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Boreham Wood vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 9 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Whitehawk vs. St Albans City". Soccerway. 3 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Ebbsfleet United vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 8 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Whitehawk release five as King looks to strengthen". 19 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ "SHOTS SIGN NICK ARNOLD". Aldershot Town F.C. 28 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Aldershot Town 2-0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Nick Arnold signs for Wealdstone FC". 6 June 2019.
  27. ^ "NEW SIGNING | Nick Arnold". 4 January 2020.
  28. ^ "StackPath".
  29. ^ "N. Arnold". Soccerway.
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