Andrew Peter Nicholas (born 10 October 1983 in

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) is an English

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. He plays as a central defender for Warrington Town. Nicholas began his career at

, where he was timed as being faster than England international

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. Andrew Nicholas was released in the summer of 2003 but was swiftly snapped up by

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manager

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on a one-year contract. Nicholas did not appear in the Swindon first team until October but soon found himself a regular as the Robins earned a place in the Division Two play-offs only to lose narrowly to

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in the semi-finals. During the season a two-year extension to his Swindon contract was offered which he accepted. Injuries and lack of form kept "Nico" out of the team in his next season and he spent a month out on loan to Chester City before returning for the remaining fixtures of Swindon's season. He found himself out of the squad at the start of the 2005/06 season, not helped by a poor showing against

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, but Swindon suffered a horrendous run of form which saw King sacked and Iffy Onuora take over as Swindon manager. "Nico" found himself back in the starting line-up for the remainder of the season. Nicholas was offered a one-year contract by Onuora at the end of the season but before agreeing terms, Onuora was dismissed as manager and was swiftly replaced by

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. Wise felt it was unfair to withdraw the offer and Nicholas signed up for the 2006/07 League Two campaign becoming Swindon's longest serving player in the process. He was released by new manager

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at the end of the 2007–08 season, ending his five-year career with Swindon with 6 goals from 141 games in all competitions. He then signed for

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at the end of August 2008. He spent two seasons in the club, including a loan spell at

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. After leaving Rotherham he signed for Barrow of the

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. In May 2011 he was transfer listed by Barrow, but removed from the list in July. He never gained a regular place in the first team squad, and was let go at the end of the 2011–12 season.

References

External links

Andrew Nicholas Profile
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BarrowAFC.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholas, Andrew 1983 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Liverpool National League (English football) players Marine A.F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Warrington Town F.C. players