Nick Haughton

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Nick Haughton
Personal information
Full name Nicholas George Haughton [1]
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Urmston, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Fylde
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Curzon Ashton 2 (0)
2013 Trafford
2013–2014 Runcorn Town 16 (3)
2014–2018 Fleetwood Town 40 (1)
2014 → Nantwich Town (loan)
2016 → Salford City (loan) 3 (1)
2017 → Salford City (loan) 13 (2)
2017 → Chorley (loan) 17 (7)
2018 Salford City 23 (3)
2018– AFC Fylde 260 (105)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Nicholas George Haughton (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club AFC Fylde.

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Career

After being released from Bolton Wanderers, Haughton joined Curzon Ashton FC. Haughton then went on to shine for Trafford FC's scholars which earned him a call up for England Schools. He subsequently began his playing career in the North West Counties League with Runcorn Town. [3] After a trial at Middlesbrough FC, He joined Fleetwood Town in February 2014 following a trial, and was immediately loaned out to Nantwich Town of the Northern Premier League. [3] He signed a new contract with Fleetwood in September 2014 to keep him tied to the club until 2017. [4] He made his debut for the "Cod Army" in the Football League on 4 October 2014, coming on for Antoni Sarcevic 68 minutes into a 1–0 win over Port Vale at Highbury Stadium.

In November 2016 he went out on loan to Salford City. [5]

In January 2018 he joined Salford City on a permanent contract on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

In late October 2018 he moved to AFC Fylde. [6] The 2022–23 season saw Fylde promoted as National League North Champions [7] with Haughton finishing the season as the division's top goalscorer, winning the Player of the Season award. [8] On 22 May 2023, Haughton signed a two-year deal with Fylde, with the option of a further year. [9]

Personal life

Haughton is currently dating former New Zealand international Laura Merrin.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2014–15 [10] League One 221000000221
2015–16 [11] League One18010005 [lower-alpha 1] 0240
2016–17 [12] League One0000000000
2017–18 [13] League One00—000000
Total401100050461
Salford City (loan) 2016–17 [2] [14] National League North 163——3 [lower-alpha 2] 0193
Chorley (loan) 2017–18 [2] [15] National League North17744—2 [lower-alpha 3] 02311
Salford City 2017–18 [2] National League North153———153
2018–19 [2] National League 8000——80
Total233000000233
AFC Fylde 2018–19 [2] National League302——11 [lower-alpha 4] 2414
2019–20 [2] National League28231—3 [lower-alpha 3] 4347
2020–21 [2] [16] National League North11642—00158
2021–22 [2] [17] National League North412621—3 [lower-alpha 2] 04627
2022–23 [2] [18] National League North422677—2 [lower-alpha 3] 15134
2023–24 [2] National League431820—2 [lower-alpha 3] 04718
2024–25 [2] National League6700—0067
Total20187181100217240105
Career total297101231500317351123
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Eight appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

AFC Fylde

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nick Haughton at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "More activity at Highbury this week in the transfer and loan market". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Youngster extends deal by 12 months". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ammies make Fleetwood midfielder their second loan signing in a week". Non League Daily. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Nick Haughton signs for AFC Fylde - Salford City Football Club". 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "AFC Fylde: Coasters clinch promotion to National League". BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nick Haughton commits future to AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ↑ For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Replay Required in FA Trophy Q3". Salford City FC. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: "Harrogate spring into next round". Salford City FC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Stalybridge Celtic 1, Chorley 3". Lancashire Evening Post. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Templeman, Ian (30 September 2017). "Emirates FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round - Ashton Athletic 0 Chorley 1". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Grantham Town's FA Trophy dream cut short in dying minutes". Grantham Journal. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  16. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Hyde United 2 - 4 AFC Fylde – 2020-2021". FootballWebPages. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Moore, Andy (13 October 2020). "Farsley Celtic 1 AFC Fylde 3: Luke Burgess bags two in Coasters' convincing FA Cup win". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  17. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Report: AFC Fylde 1-1 Spennymoor Town". Spennymoor Town FC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "Report: Spennymoor Town 1-0 AFC Fylde". Spennymoor Town FC. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  18. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Foster, Callum (17 September 2022). "AFC Fylde 1 Farsley Celtic 1: Coasters face FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 24 September 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: Foster, Callum (20 September 2022). "Farsley Celtic 0 AFC Fylde 3: Haughton nets two in FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 24 September 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Foster, Callum (2 October 2022). "Congleton Town 1 AFC Fylde 1: Last-gasp Coasters force FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: Foster, Callum (5 October 2022). "AFC Fylde 5 Congleton 1: Two more for Nick Haughton in FA Cup replay". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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