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Nicky Adams

Nicky Adams

Midfield - Right Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipWales England
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornOctober 16, 1986
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Bury FC
top club · 188 apps

Career highs

€200k
peak value · 2009
€130k
top transfer fee · 08/09
13
best season · 07/08
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Bart Buysse
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Rajab Hamza
Goalkeeper · Retired
Fouad Chafik
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Gökhan Aydin
Midfield - Central Midfield · Without Club

Shares 1986-10-16 · 4 players total

683Appearances
51Goals
145Assists
35Yellow cards
0Red cards
196Full matches (90′)
Full nameNicky Adams
Name in home countryNicholas William Adams
Date of birth1986-10-16 (39 yrs)
Place of birthBolton, Wales
CitizenshipWales England
PositionMidfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2025
Transfer: Bury → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Transfer: Radcliffe → Bury
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Radcliffe FC
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Radcliffe
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Oldham Athletic
44 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Northampton → Oldham Athletic
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic
39 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Northampton Town
46 matches · 3 G · 16 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Bury → Northampton
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bury FC
53 matches · 4 G · 16 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Carlisle United → Bury
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Carlisle United
21 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Carlisle United
48 matches · 3 G · 19 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Northampton → Carlisle United
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Northampton Town
45 matches · 3 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Bury → Northampton
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Bury FC
44 matches · 1 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Rotherham → Bury
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Crawley Town → Rotherham
13/14 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2013
13/14 — Crawley Town, Rotherham United
44 matches · 4 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Crawley Town
53 matches · 11 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Rochdale → Crawley Town
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Rochdale AFC
47 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2010
Transfer: Brentford → Rochdale
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Brentford FC, Rochdale AFC
41 matches · 0 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Leicester → Brentford
10/11 · Transfer
Feb 2010
Transfer: Leyton Orient → Leicester
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Leicester → Leyton Orient
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Leicester City, Leyton Orient
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Rochdale → Leicester
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Leicester → Rochdale
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Leicester City, Rochdale AFC
32 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Bury → Leicester
08/09 · Transfer · €130k
Jul 2007
07/08 — Bury FC
51 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Bury FC
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Bury FC
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Bury FC U18 → Bury
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €200k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
17,597 min
Minutes played by club
Radcliffe FC 0.0%
Oldham Athletic 0.0%
Northampton Town 24.4%
Bury FC 36.9%
Carlisle United 6.8%
Rotherham United 3.6%
Crawley Town 17.1%
Rochdale AFC 8.7%
Brentford FC 0.0%
Leicester City 2.4%
Leyton Orient 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Radcliffe FC 1 24/25 24/25 9 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 2 20/21 21/22 67 0 9 0
Northampton Town 3 15/16 20/21 107 6 32 4,294
Bury FC 5 05/06 18/19 188 20 35 6,501
Carlisle United 2 16/17 17/18 69 3 22 1,202
Rotherham United 1 13/14 13/14 15 1 4 639
Crawley Town 2 12/13 13/14 82 14 17 3,010
Rochdale AFC 3 08/09 11/12 92 5 22 1,530
Brentford FC 1 10/11 10/11 10 0 0 0
Leicester City 2 08/09 09/10 38 2 1 421
Leyton Orient 1 09/10 09/10 6 0 2 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€50K12€100K17€150K23€200K05/06 — 1 goals (Bury FC)05/06 — 1 assists205/0606/07 — 1 goals (Bury FC)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 13 goals (Bury FC)07/08 — 8 assists2107/0808/09 — 2 goals (Rochdale AFC)08/09 — 4 assists608/0909/10 — 1 goals (Leicester City)09/10 — 2 assists309/1010/11 — 14 assists1410/1111/12 — 4 goals (Rochdale AFC)11/12 — 5 assists911/1212/13 — 11 goals (Crawley Town)12/13 — 12 assists2312/1313/14 — 4 goals (Crawley Town)13/14 — 9 assists1313/1414/15 — 1 goals (Bury FC)14/15 — 9 assists1014/1515/16 — 3 goals (Northampton Town)15/16 — 15 assists1815/1616/17 — 3 goals (Carlisle United)16/17 — 19 assists2216/1717/18 — 3 assists317/1818/19 — 4 goals (Bury FC)18/19 — 16 assists2018/1919/20 — 3 goals (Northampton Town)19/20 — 16 assists1919/2020/21 — 5 assists520/2121/22 — 5 assists521/2224/25 — 1 assists124/2509/10 — €200K16/17 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 131307/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2224/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

05/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 8807/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 141410/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 151515/1616/17: 191916/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 161618/1919/20: 161619/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 5521/2224/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 National League North Radcliffe FC 9 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League Two Oldham Athletic 36 0 4 4 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Northampton Town 14 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 League Two Oldham Athletic 23 0 4 2 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Northampton Town 5 2 4 0 0 210
19/20 League Two Northampton Town 37 1 11 2 0 3,177
19/20 League Two Play-Offs Northampton Town 3 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Bury FC 6 1 0 0 0 320
18/19 FA Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League Two Bury FC 46 3 16 2 0 1,286
17/18 EFL Cup Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League Two Carlisle United 17 0 3 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Carlisle United 2 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 League Two Carlisle United 42 3 15 2 0 1,202
16/17 League Two Play-Offs Carlisle United 2 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Northampton Town 4 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Two Northampton Town 39 3 13 4 0 907
14/15 EFL Trophy Bury FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Bury FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Two Bury FC 38 1 6 2 0 2,402
13/14 EFL Trophy Crawley Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Crawley Town 3 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Crawley Town 1 2 0 0 0 60
13/14 League One Rotherham United 15 1 4 1 0 639
13/14 League One Crawley Town 24 1 3 1 0 2,075
12/13 EFL Trophy Crawley Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Crawley Town 3 2 0 0 0 98
12/13 League Cup Crawley Town 3 1 1 0 0 280
12/13 League One Crawley Town 46 8 11 1 0 497
11/12 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Rochdale AFC 3 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 League One Rochdale AFC 41 4 3 1 0 672
10/11 EFL Trophy Brentford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Brentford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 30 0 14 2 0 0
10/11 League One Brentford FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Leicester City 18 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Play-Offs Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Leicester City 2 1 0 0 0 180
09/10 League One Leyton Orient 6 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Leicester City 3 1 0 0 0 241
08/09 FA Cup Leicester City 2 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Leicester City 12 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 League Two Rochdale AFC 14 1 3 1 0 858
07/08 EFL Trophy Bury FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Bury FC 4 1 1 0 0 354
07/08 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Bury FC 43 12 7 2 0 305
06/07 EFL Trophy Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Two Bury FC 19 1 1 2 0 1,055
05/06 EFL Trophy Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Two Bury FC 15 1 1 2 0 779
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Bury FC U18 Bury Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 Bury Leicester Transfer 0 €130k
08/09 2009-01-01 Leicester Rochdale Loan 0 —
08/09 2009-05-01 Rochdale Leicester Return from loan 0 —
09/10 2010-01-01 Leicester Leyton Orient Loan 200000 —
09/10 2010-02-01 Leyton Orient Leicester Return from loan 200000 —
10/11 2010-07-01 Leicester Brentford Transfer 200000 —
10/11 2010-10-01 Brentford Rochdale Transfer 200000 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Rochdale Crawley Town Transfer 200000 —
13/14 2014-01-31 Crawley Town Rotherham Transfer 200000 €100k
14/15 2014-07-01 Rotherham Bury Transfer 200000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Bury Northampton Transfer 200000 —
16/17 2016-07-01 Northampton Carlisle United Transfer 200000 —
18/19 2018-07-01 Carlisle United Bury Transfer 200000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Bury Northampton Transfer 200000 —
20/21 2021-01-22 Northampton Oldham Athletic Transfer 200000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 Oldham Athletic Radcliffe Transfer 200000 —
24/25 2024-12-02 Radcliffe Bury Transfer 0 —
25/26 2025-07-01 Bury Retired Transfer 0 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€200k
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
—€50k€100k€150k€200k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #24966 — 5 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sam Hoskins 2 4 0
Paul Jones 1 0 0
Danny Mayor 2 4 0
Andrew Tutte 1 0 0
Davis Keillor-Dunn 1 2 0
Jamie Proctor 1 2 0
Hallam Hope 1 2 0
Mark Connolly 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 League Two Bury FC 12 43
12/13 League One Crawley Town 8 46
11/12 League One Rochdale AFC 4 41

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 League Two Bury FC 16 46
16/17 League Two Carlisle United 15 42
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 14 37

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-02-01 Leyton Orient Leicester Return from loan — €200k
09/10 2010-01-01 Leicester Leyton Orient Loan — €200k
08/09 2009-05-01 Rochdale Leicester Return from loan — —
08/09 2009-01-01 Leicester Rochdale Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Nicky Adams's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Shrewsbury Town 73 27 25 21 99 98 +1 37%
Cheltenham Town 73 30 17 26 103 87 +16 41%
Notts County 72 28 17 27 105 102 +3 39%
Port Vale FC 70 24 17 29 85 97 -12 34%
Crewe Alexandra 69 26 22 21 113 96 +17 38%
Bradford City 67 26 14 27 85 91 -6 39%
Morecambe FC 67 28 21 18 102 94 +8 42%
Wycombe Wanderers 66 20 21 25 71 94 -23 30%
Oldham Athletic 65 24 17 24 82 77 +5 37%
Accrington Stanley 64 40 13 11 109 64 +45 63%
Swindon Town 63 19 18 26 77 96 -19 30%
Leyton Orient 62 28 15 19 99 90 +9 45%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
19/20 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 9 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 44 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 39 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 46 3,387 2 0 0 0.05
18/19 53 1,606 2 0 0 0.11
16/17 48 1,202 2 0 0 0.15
15/16 45 907 4 0 0 0.4
14/15 44 2,402 2 0 0 0.07
13/14 44 2,774 2 0 0 0.06
12/13 53 875 1 0 0 0.1
11/12 47 672 1 1 0 0.27
10/11 41 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 32 1,099 3 0 0 0.25
07/08 51 659 2 0 0 0.27
06/07 22 1,055 2 0 0 0.17
05/06 18 779 2 0 0 0.23

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
369 apps
26 G
84 A
League One
195 apps
14 G
38 A
FA Cup
33 apps
5 G
12 A
League Cup
22 apps
4 G
4 A
FL Trophy
32 apps
2 G
2 A
League Two Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
4 A
National League North
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Championship
18 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Nicky Adams

Who is Nicky Adams?

Nicky Adams is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.

How old is Nicky Adams?

Nicky Adams is 39 years old. He was born on October 16, 1986 in Bolton.

What position does Nicky Adams play?

Nicky Adams plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).

What club does Nicky Adams play for?

Nicky Adams currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nicky Adams scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicky Adams has scored 51 goals in 683 appearances.