Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Colin Bignall [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2008–2014 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2009 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2010 | → Southampton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Basingstoke Town | 11 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Sutton United | 7 | (1) |
2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Basingstoke Town | 5 | (1) |
2015 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | (5) |
2016–2018 | Hungerford Town | 50 | (12) |
2017 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | (1) | |
2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Bracknell Town | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Uxbridge | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward. A product of the Reading academy, he played on loan for a number of Football League clubs before recurring injuries forced him to drop into non-League football.
A forward or left winger, Bignall began his career in the academy at Reading and scored 20 goals for the U18 during the course of his two-year scholarship. [3] Bignall signed a two-year professional contract ahead of the 2008–09 season, [4] but spent much of the next three years away on loan from the Madejski Stadium. [5] He made 53 appearances and scored five goals for League One clubs Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Stockport County, Southampton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers. [5]
After signing a new two-year contract in April 2009, [6] Bignall made his debut for the Royals with a start in a League Cup first round match versus Burton Albion on 11 August 2009. [7] He scored two goals in the 5–1 victory. [7] He also started in the following round versus Barnsley, [7] before leaving the club on loan and returning early through injury on 21 December 2009. [8] He returned to fitness in January 2010 and made one further appearance during the 2009–10 season, as a substitute for Simon Church after 74 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Barnsley on 30 January. [7]
Bignall made what would be his final Reading appearance early in the 2010–11 season, with a start in a 1–0 League Cup first round extra time victory over Torquay United on 11 August 2010. [9] He signed a new two-year contract in October 2010, [10] but subsequently spent much of the remainder of the 2010–11 season away on loan. [5] [11] Bignall failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the early months of the 2011–12 season and suffered a season-ending injury while away on loan in October 2011. [12] [13] Bignall's contract expired in June 2012, but remained with the club on a non-contract basis in a bid to return to fitness. [14] [15] He finally departed in 2014. [3]
In March 2014, Bignall dropped into non-League football to join Conference South club Basingstoke Town and he was a part of the squad which won the 2013–14 Hampshire Senior Cup. [16] [17] He departed the club early in the 2014–15 season and had short spells with National League South clubs Sutton United and Hayes & Yeading United, before returning to The Camrose late in the campaign. [18] He departed for the final time during the 2015 off-season and had short spells with Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity, [18] before joining National League South club Hungerford Town in 2016. [19] He remained at Bulpit Lane until his departure at the end of the 2017–18 season. [20] After a year out of football, [21] Bignall played for Isthmian League South Central Division clubs Bracknell Town and Uxbridge during the 2019–20 season. [18] [22]
In September 2018, it was reported that Bignall had returned to Reading to coach in the club's academy, as part of a coaching degree course at Oxford Brookes University. [23]
Bignall is colour blind. [23]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2009–10 [7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | ||
2010–11 [9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2008–09 [24] | League One | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2008–09 [24] | League One | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10 [7] | League One | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
Southampton (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Bournemouth (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Exeter City (loan) | 2011–12 [25] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12 [25] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2013–14 [18] | Conference South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
2014–15 [18] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||||
Sutton United | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 16 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||||
Lincoln City | 2015–16 [18] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Gainsborough Trinity | 2015–16 [12] | National League North | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
Hungerford Town | 2016–17 [18] | National League South | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [f] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
2017–18 [18] | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 [g] | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
Total | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 58 | 14 | |||
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2016–17 [12] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Bracknell Town | 2019–20 [22] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Uxbridge | 2019–20 [18] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2020–21 [26] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [g] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
Career total | 154 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 182 | 33 |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Colin Bignall [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2008–2014 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2009 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2010 | → Southampton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Basingstoke Town | 11 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Sutton United | 7 | (1) |
2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Basingstoke Town | 5 | (1) |
2015 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | (5) |
2016–2018 | Hungerford Town | 50 | (12) |
2017 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | (1) | |
2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Bracknell Town | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Uxbridge | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward. A product of the Reading academy, he played on loan for a number of Football League clubs before recurring injuries forced him to drop into non-League football.
A forward or left winger, Bignall began his career in the academy at Reading and scored 20 goals for the U18 during the course of his two-year scholarship. [3] Bignall signed a two-year professional contract ahead of the 2008–09 season, [4] but spent much of the next three years away on loan from the Madejski Stadium. [5] He made 53 appearances and scored five goals for League One clubs Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Stockport County, Southampton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers. [5]
After signing a new two-year contract in April 2009, [6] Bignall made his debut for the Royals with a start in a League Cup first round match versus Burton Albion on 11 August 2009. [7] He scored two goals in the 5–1 victory. [7] He also started in the following round versus Barnsley, [7] before leaving the club on loan and returning early through injury on 21 December 2009. [8] He returned to fitness in January 2010 and made one further appearance during the 2009–10 season, as a substitute for Simon Church after 74 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Barnsley on 30 January. [7]
Bignall made what would be his final Reading appearance early in the 2010–11 season, with a start in a 1–0 League Cup first round extra time victory over Torquay United on 11 August 2010. [9] He signed a new two-year contract in October 2010, [10] but subsequently spent much of the remainder of the 2010–11 season away on loan. [5] [11] Bignall failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the early months of the 2011–12 season and suffered a season-ending injury while away on loan in October 2011. [12] [13] Bignall's contract expired in June 2012, but remained with the club on a non-contract basis in a bid to return to fitness. [14] [15] He finally departed in 2014. [3]
In March 2014, Bignall dropped into non-League football to join Conference South club Basingstoke Town and he was a part of the squad which won the 2013–14 Hampshire Senior Cup. [16] [17] He departed the club early in the 2014–15 season and had short spells with National League South clubs Sutton United and Hayes & Yeading United, before returning to The Camrose late in the campaign. [18] He departed for the final time during the 2015 off-season and had short spells with Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity, [18] before joining National League South club Hungerford Town in 2016. [19] He remained at Bulpit Lane until his departure at the end of the 2017–18 season. [20] After a year out of football, [21] Bignall played for Isthmian League South Central Division clubs Bracknell Town and Uxbridge during the 2019–20 season. [18] [22]
In September 2018, it was reported that Bignall had returned to Reading to coach in the club's academy, as part of a coaching degree course at Oxford Brookes University. [23]
Bignall is colour blind. [23]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2009–10 [7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | ||
2010–11 [9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2008–09 [24] | League One | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2008–09 [24] | League One | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Stockport County (loan) | 2009–10 [7] | League One | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
Southampton (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Bournemouth (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 2010–11 [9] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Exeter City (loan) | 2011–12 [25] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12 [25] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2013–14 [18] | Conference South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
2014–15 [18] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||||
Sutton United | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2014–15 [18] | Conference South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 16 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||||
Lincoln City | 2015–16 [18] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Gainsborough Trinity | 2015–16 [12] | National League North | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
Hungerford Town | 2016–17 [18] | National League South | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [f] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
2017–18 [18] | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 [g] | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
Total | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 58 | 14 | |||
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2016–17 [12] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Bracknell Town | 2019–20 [22] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Uxbridge | 2019–20 [18] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2020–21 [26] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [g] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
Career total | 154 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 182 | 33 |
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