Nicholas Bignall
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Colin Bignall[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2014 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2009 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2010 | → Southampton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Basingstoke Town | 11 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Sutton United | 7 | (1) |
2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Basingstoke Town | 5 | (1) |
2015 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | (5) |
2016–2018 | Hungerford Town | 50 | (12) |
2017 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | (1) | |
2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Bracknell Town | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Uxbridge | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward. A product of the Reading academy, he played on loan for a number of Football League clubs before recurring injuries forced him to drop into non-League football.
Playing career
Reading
A forward or left winger, Bignall began his career in the academy at Reading and scored 20 goals for the U18 during the course of his two-year scholarship.[3] Bignall signed a two-year professional contract ahead of the 2008–09 season,[4] but spent much of the next three years away on loan from the Madejski Stadium.[5] He made 53 appearances and scored five goals for League One clubs Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Stockport County, Southampton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers.[5]
After signing a new two-year contract in April 2009,[6] Bignall made his debut for the Royals with a start in a League Cup first round match versus Burton Albion on 11 August 2009.[7] He scored two goals in the 5–1 victory.[7] He also started in the following round versus Barnsley,[7] before leaving the club on loan and returning early through injury on 21 December 2009.[8] He returned to fitness in January 2010 and made one further appearance during the 2009–10 season, as a substitute for Simon Church after 74 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Barnsley on 30 January.[7]
Bignall made what would be his final Reading appearance early in the 2010–11 season, with a start in a 1–0 League Cup first round extra time victory over Torquay United on 11 August 2010.[9] He signed a new two-year contract in October 2010,[10] but subsequently spent much of the remainder of the 2010–11 season away on loan.[5][11] Bignall failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the early months of the 2011–12 season and suffered a season-ending injury while away on loan in October 2011.[12][13] Bignall's contract expired in June 2012, but remained with the club on a non-contract basis in a bid to return to fitness.[14][15] He finally departed in 2014.[3]
Non-League football
In March 2014, Bignall dropped into non-League football to join Conference South club Basingstoke Town and he was a part of the squad which won the 2013–14 Hampshire Senior Cup.[16][17] He departed the club early in the 2014–15 season and had short spells with National League South clubs Sutton United and Hayes & Yeading United, before returning to The Camrose late in the campaign.[18] He departed for the final time during the 2015 off-season and had short spells with Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity,[18] before joining National League South club Hungerford Town in 2016.[19] He remained at Bulpit Lane until his departure at the end of the 2017–18 season.[20] After a year out of football,[21] Bignall played for Isthmian League South Central Division clubs Bracknell Town and Uxbridge during the 2019–20 season.[18][22]
Coaching career
In September 2018, it was reported that Bignall had returned to Reading to coach in the club's academy, as part of a coaching degree course at Oxford Brookes University.[23]
Personal life
Bignall is colour blind.[23]
Career statistics
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- As of match played 8 December 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2009–10[7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | ||
2010–11[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2008–09[24] | League One | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2008–09[24] | League One | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10[7] | League One | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
Southampton (loan) | 2010–11[9] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Bournemouth (loan) | 2010–11[9] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 2010–11[9] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Exeter City (loan) | 2011–12[25] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12[25] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2013–14[18] | Conference South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
2014–15[18] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||||
Sutton United | 2014–15[18] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United | 2014–15[18] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2014–15[18] | Conference South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 16 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||||
Lincoln City | 2015–16[18] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Gainsborough Trinity | 2015–16[12] | National League North | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
Hungerford Town | 2016–17[18] | National League South | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
2017–18[18] | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
Total | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 58 | 14 | |||
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2016–17[12] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Bracknell Town | 2019–20[22] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Uxbridge | 2019–20[18] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2020–21[26] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
Career total | 154 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 182 | 33 |
- ^ a b Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Conference South play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
Honours
Basingstoke Town
- Hampshire Senior Cup: 2013–14[17]
References
- ^ "Nicholas Bignall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Reading Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Nicholas Bignall". Reading FC. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Striker Nicholas Bignall signs Reading extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Nicholas Bignall at Soccerbase
- ^ "New contract for Bignall". readingfc.co.uk. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Games played by Nicholas Bignall in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Nick returns to Reading". stockportcounty.com. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Games played by Nicholas Bignall in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Bignall signs new contract". readingfc.co.uk. 21 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Loans update". brentfordfc.co.uk. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Nicholas Bignall at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Bignall returns to Reading". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Squad Submitted". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Bignall's two-year steps". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Boyman, John (21 March 2014). "Basingstoke Town sign former Reading striker Nicholas Bignall". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b Boyman, John. "Report – Basingstoke Town 3–2 Havant and Waterlooville". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Nicholas Bignall Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Pre season reveals successful new signing Nicholas Bignall". www.hungerfordtown.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Nicholas Bignall signs FA Contract with the Crusaders". www.hungerfordtown.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Nicholas Bignall a striking signing for Bracknell Town". Football in Berkshire. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Bracknell Town | Appearances | Nicholas Bignall | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "The Colourful Game | Bignall on colour blindness". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nicholas Bignall in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nicholas Bignall in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Uxbridge | Appearances | Nicholas Bignall | 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
External links
- Nicholas Bignall at Soccerbase
- Nicholas Bignall at Soccerway
- Nicholas Bignall at readingfc.co.uk