Nick Arnold (footballer)

Nick Arnold

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Samuel Arnold [1]
Date of birth	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 30)
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)

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.

Club career

Reading

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

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

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

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

In June 2019, Arnold joined Wealdstone ^[26]

Dartford

In January 2020, Arnold joined Dartford ^[27]

Eastbourne Borough

In October 2020, Arnold joined Eastbourne Borough ^[28]

Career statistics

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 2]	0	29	2
	2015–16	National League South	37	2	4	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	1	43	3
	Total		63	4	4	0	—		5	1	72	5
Aldershot Town	2016–17	National League	29	1	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	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 [lower-alpha 5]	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

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".
23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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.

External links

• Nick Arnold at Soccerbase