Tom Nichols (footballer)
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Nichols playing for Exeter City in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Andrew Nichols | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Exeter City | 97 | (32) |
| 2012 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Hereford United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Bath City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Peterborough United | 50 | (11) |
| 2017–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 94 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Crawley Town | 101 | (23) |
| 2023–2024 | Gillingham | 48 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Mansfield Town | 23 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2025– | Swindon Town | 22 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:31, 16 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Tom Andrew Nichols (born 28 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
Having come through Exeter City's academy, Nichols made his first-team debut for the club in May 2011. Whilst at Exeter City, he had loan spells at Dorchester Town, Hereford United and Bath City before establishing himself as a first team player in League Two. He joined Peterborough United of League One on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2016, but joined Bristol Rovers on a three-year contract in summer 2017. Following a loan spell at Cheltenham Town in the second half of the 2019–20 season, he was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of his three-year contract in summer 2020, and subsequently signed for League Two side Crawley Town. After two and a half years at Crawley, he transferred to fellow League Two club Gillingham for an undisclosed fee in January 2023, before moving to Mansfield Town in January 2024, again for an undisclosed fee, and was promoted to League One with them at the end of the 2023–24 season. He joined current club Swindon Town in January 2025, initially on loan, before agreeing a two-year contract in summer 2025.