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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Samuel Arnold[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1993 | ||
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) |
2013–2014 | → Wycombe 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
editReading
editArnold 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
editHe 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
editAfter 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
editOn 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
editIn June 2019, Arnold joined Wealdstone [26]
Dartford
editIn January 2020, Arnold joined Dartford [27]
Eastbourne Borough
editIn October 2020, Arnold joined Eastbourne Borough [28]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 August 2020.[29]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Conference South play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in National League South play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy and one in Middlesex Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Arnold takes heart from Harriman". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Induction for new intake". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Royals aim to extend ten contracts". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Arnold agrees deal and loan". Reading F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Arnold arrives at Adams Park". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Report: Blues 1–0 Morecambe". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Nick Arnold in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Watts, Charles (12 May 2014). "Arnold and D'Ath released as summer clear out continues at Reading FC". Reading Post. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Parker, Simon (14 July 2014). "Bradford City: Parkinson must find answer to keeper conundrum". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Nick Arnold - Woking sign former Reading defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Nick Arnold". Woking F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Woking vs. Lincoln City". Soccerway. 6 September 2014.
- ^ "ARNOLD MAKES WHITEHAWK SWITCH". Pitchero Non League. 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Whitehawk vs. Havant & Waterlooville". Soccerway. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Sutton United vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Boreham Wood vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Whitehawk vs. St Albans City". Soccerway. 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet United vs. Whitehawk". Soccerway. 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Whitehawk release five as King looks to strengthen". 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "SHOTS SIGN NICK ARNOLD". Aldershot Town F.C. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Aldershot Town 2-0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Nick Arnold signs for Wealdstone FC". 6 June 2019.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING | Nick Arnold". 4 January 2020.
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "N. Arnold". Soccerway.
External links
edit- Nick Arnold at Soccerbase