Nicholas George Haughton (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club AFC Fylde.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas George Haughton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1994 | ||
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 | |||
–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | (102) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 8 September 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editAfter 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
editHaughton is currently dating former New Zealand international Laura Merrin.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 September 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2014–15[10] | League One | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2015–16[11] | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2016–17[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Salford City (loan) | 2016–17[2][14] | National League North | 16 | 3 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Chorley (loan) | 2017–18[2][15] | National League North | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 11 | |
Salford City | 2017–18[2] | National League North | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
2018–19[2] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
AFC Fylde | 2018–19[2] | National League | 30 | 2 | — | — | 11[d] | 2 | 41 | 4 | ||
2019–20[2] | National League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 4 | 34 | 7 | ||
2020–21[2][16] | National League North | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | ||
2021–22[2][17] | National League North | 41 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 46 | 27 | ||
2022–23[2][18] | National League North | 42 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 51 | 34 | ||
2023–24[2] | National League | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 47 | 18 | ||
2024–25[2] | National League | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
Total | 201 | 87 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 240 | 105 | ||
Career total | 297 | 101 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 351 | 123 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Eight appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs
Honours
editAFC Fylde
Individual
- National League North Player of the Month: August/September 2021,[20] September 2022[21]
- National League North Player of the Year: 2022–23[8]
- National League North Team of the Season: 2021–22, 2022–23[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 48. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nick Haughton at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "More activity at Highbury this week in the transfer and loan market". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Youngster extends deal by 12 months". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nick Haughton signs for AFC Fylde - Salford City Football Club". 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b "AFC Fylde: Coasters clinch promotion to National League". BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Nick Haughton commits future to AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Nick Haughton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Trio Celebrate August/September National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Nick Haughton Claims Vanarama National League North September Player of the Month". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
edit- Nick Haughton at Soccerbase