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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 | 200 | (85) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 27 August 2024 (UTC) |
After 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]
Haughton is currently dating former New Zealand international Laura Merrin.
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Chorley (loan) | 2017–18[2][15] | National League North | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 41 | 4 | ||
2019–20[2] | National League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 27 | ||
2022–23[2][18] | National League North | 42 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 51 | 34 | ||
2023–24[2] | National League | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 18 | ||
2024–25[2] | National League | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
Total | 197 | 85 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 236 | 103 | ||
Career total | 293 | 99 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 347 | 121 |
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