Tom Nichols (footballer)

Tom Nichols

Nichols playing for Exeter City in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Tom Andrew Nichols[1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Wellington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Mansfield Town
Number	20
Youth career
2004–2011	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Exeter City	97	(32)
2012	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	12	(9)
2012	→ Hereford United (loan)	9	(1)
2012	→ Bath City (loan)	6	(1)
2013	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	5	(1)
2016–2017	Peterborough United	50	(11)
2017–2020	Bristol Rovers	94	(4)
2020	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	Crawley Town	101	(23)
2023–2024	Gillingham	40	(7)
2024–	Mansfield Town	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Tom Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

Having come through Exeter City's academy, Nichols made his first-team debut for the club in May 2011. Whilst at Exeter City, he had loan spells at Dorchester Town, Hereford United and Bath City before establishing himself as a first team player in League Two. He joined Peterborough United of League One on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2016, but joined Bristol Rovers on a three-year contract in summer 2017. Following a loan spell at Cheltenham Town in the second half of the 2019–20 season, he was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of his three-year contract in summer 2020, and subsequently signed for League Two side Crawley Town on a one-year contract. He joined Gillingham in January 2023.