Nick McKoy

Nick McKoy

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-09-03) 3 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Newham, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Wimbledon	3	(0)
2004–2006	Milton Keynes Dons	16	(0)
2006–2007	Cardiff City	0	(0)
2007	→ Torquay United (loan)	4	(0)
2008	Potters Bar Town	1	(0)
2008	St Johnstone	5	(0)
2009	Enfield Town	22	(2)
2009	Grays Athletic	0	(0)
2009–2010	Sutton United	2	(0)
2010–2011	Kettering Town	30	(3)
2011–2012	Northampton Town	6	(0)
2012	Tamworth	14	(0)
2012	Sutton United	8	(0)
2012	AFC Hornchurch	3	(0)
2013–2014	Southern Stars	0	(0)
Total		114	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas Paul McKoy (born 3 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Following a match fixing scandal, McKoy was banned from the sport for life by FIFA in 2014. ^[1]

Playing career

McKoy was born in Newham and began his career as a trainee with Wimbledon. He made his league debut on 13 December 2003 as a late substitute for Alex Tapp in a 1–0 defeat at home to Walsall. He remained with the Dons as they became Milton Keynes Dons until being released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

After being released by the Dons, he was signed by Championship side Cardiff City. ^[2] He joined Torquay United on loan in January 2007 until the end of the 2006–07 season. ^[3] He made his Torquay debut two days later in the 2–0 defeat at home to Southampton in the FA Cup. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007, having only made one appearance for them during a 2–0 loss to Barnet in the Football League Cup.

He went on trial at Shrewsbury Town in December 2007, playing for their reserve team. ^[4] This was followed by a trial spell with St Johnstone during which he played in reserve matches against East Fife and Livingston. After trial spells with clubs including Barnet, Yeovil Town and Dagenham & Redbridge, McKoy signed a contract until the end of 2008 with St Johnstone on 21 August 2008. ^[5] McKoy played in five league games for Saints before being released in December 2008. ^[6] He signed for Enfield Town on New Year's Day 2009.

McKoy signed for Grays Athletic on 26 June 2009, along with Serge Makofo, Marcel McKie and Allan McLeod. ^[7] He was released from Grays Athletic without making an appearance and joined Bishop's Stortford on trial in August. ^[8] McKoy signed for Sutton United on 22 December, ^[9] making his debut in the 3–0 home win against Carshalton Athletic on 28 December. ^[10] He left in January 2010, citing personal reasons. ^[11] He joined Kettering Town in October 2010. ^[12] He went on to make 30 league appearances for the club, before joining Northampton Town in July 2011. He was sent off on 13 September 2011 against AFC Wimbledon, and this followed his sending off in his previous game. ^[13] However, McKoy's contract was cancelled on 5 January 2012, by manager Aidy Boothroyd who stated he "was not going to be a part of the future". Although, Boothroyd did state that McKoy did have "a move lined up". ^[14]

He signed for Tamworth a day later to link up with manager Marcus Law again, having worked under at Kettering Town. ^[15] McKoy made his debut against Everton at Goodison Park in a Third Round FA Cup tie, which Tamworth lost 2–0. ^[16] McKoy resigned for Sutton United at the start of the 2012–13 season, and played nine times without being on the winning side. He was released on 2 October 2012. ^[17]

McKoy briefly signed with Australian Victorian Premier League club Southern Stars in 2013 where he made several appearances, however due to his involvement in a match fixing scandal during that season, his appearances for the club were removed from official record. ^[18] McKoy was later banned from the sport for life by FIFA. ^[1]

Match fixing

McKoy was arrested on 15 September 2013 on suspicion of match fixing while playing with the Southern Stars in the Victorian Premier League in Australia. ^[19] He pleaded guilty to three counts of "offering to engage in conduct to corrupt a betting outcome" at Melbourne Magistrates Court, ^[20] and was subsequently banned from football by FIFA for life and fined $1,500 by the courts. ^[1] In 2016, he approached the FFA about having his ban overturned. ^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[21] [22]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other [lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wimbledon	2003–04	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2004–05	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2005–06	League One	16	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	22	0
	Total		16	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	23	0
Cardiff City	2006–07	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Torquay United (loan)	2006–07	League Two	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Potters Bar Town	2007–08	Isthmian Division 1N	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
St Johnstone	2008–09	Scottish First Division	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Enfield Town	2008–09	Isthmian Division 1N	22	2	—		—		—		22	2
Grays Athletic	2009–10	Conference Premier	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Sutton United	2009–10	Isthmian Premier	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Kettering Town	2010–11	Conference Premier	30	3	1	0	—		2	0	33	3
Northampton Town	2011–12	League Two	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	0
Tamworth	2011–12	Conference Premier	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Sutton United	2012–13	Conference South	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
AFC Hornchurch	2012–13	Conference South	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			114	5	5	0	5	0	7	0	131	5

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

1. Kerr, Jack (12 November 2016). "FFA, FIFA, match-fixing and sports integrity". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. Cardiff pick up MK Dons prospects, BBC Sport
3. Torquay take Cardiff pair on loan, BBC Sport.
4. Town Reserves 0–1 Shrewsbury Archived 21 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Huddersfield Town.
5. "McKoy given St Johnstone chance". BBC Sport . 21 August 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
6. St Johnstone take Hanlon on loan, BBC Sport, 26 December 2008.
7. "Player news". Grays Athletic F.C. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
8. Scott, Alan (25 August 2009). "Former Dons midfielder on trial at Stortford". Herts and Essex Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
9. Amos, Stuart (22 December 2009). "Freeze threatens to wreck Sutton's festive fun". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
10. Dolbear, Tony (28 December 2009). "Sutton United 3 Carshalton Athletic 0". Streatham Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
11. "Doswell make take on controversial defender". Non-League Daily. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
12. "Poppies Sign The Real McKoy!". Non-League Daily. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
13. "Cobblers seal triple swoop". Sky Sports. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
14. "McKoy contract cancelled by Aidy". Sky Sports. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
15. "McKoy Becomes a New Lamb". nonleague.pitchero.com. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
16. "Everton 2 – 0 Tamworth". BBC Sport . 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
17. "Sutton United v Chelmsford city match report". Sutton United F.C. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
18. "Suspect results wiped from the VPL record". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
19. "Victorian detectives bust alleged soccer match-fixing syndicate". The Age. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
20. Hamilton, Sean (28 September 2014). "Former St Johnstone footballer in match-fixing scam". Sunday Post. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
21. "Games played by Nick McKoy". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
22. "N. McKoy". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links

• Nick McKoy at Soccerbase
• Nick McKoy at Soccerway