Nigel Bolton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Alan Bolton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Shildon | ||
| 1994–1995 | Darlington | 2 | (0) |
| West Auckland Town | |||
| –2001 | Tow Law Town | ||
| 2001–2004 | Shildon | ||
| 2004–2006 | Darlington RA | ||
| 2006–200? | Esh Winning | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nigel Alan Bolton (born 14 January 1975) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Darlington.[2]
Bolton was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.[1] He began his football career with Northern League club Shildon, where his goalscoring attracted the attention of Football League Third Division club Darlington,[3] for whom he made two league appearances in the 1994–95 season.[2] He then returned to non-league football, playing for West Auckland Town and Tow Law Town before rejoining Shildon in June 2001.[3] Bolton, by then working as a postman and playing in midfield, helped Shildon reach the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in more than 40 years. They were drawn to play Division Two club Notts County;[4] Bolton played the first half and Shildon lost 7–2.[5] He left Shildon in 2004 for Darlington Railway Athletic,[6] and also played for Esh Winning, for whom he scored twice in his first two games.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nigel Bolton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ a b "The Albany Northern League". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 22 June 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Postie hopes for double". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Lansley, Peter (10 November 2003). "Notts County spoil dream". The Times. London – via NewsBank.
- ^ Pratt, Malcolm (4 September 2004). "Wolviston forced into a change". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Blackwell spins into contention". Sunderland Echo. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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- Footballers from Bishop Auckland
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- West Auckland Town F.C. players
- Tow Law Town F.C. players
- Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. players
- Esh Winning F.C. players
- Northern Football League players
- English Football League players
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