Nicholas Bignall

Nicholas Colin Bignall (born 11 July 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward. A product of the Reading academy, he played on loan for a number of Football League clubs before recurring injuries forced him to drop into non-League football.

Playing career

Reading A forward or left winger, Bignall began his career in the academy at Reading and scored 20 goals for the U18 during the course of his two-year scholarship. Bignall signed a two-year professional contract ahead of the 2008–09 season, but spent much of the next three years away on loan from the Madejski Stadium. Bignall made his debut for the Royals with a start in a League Cup first round match versus Burton Albion on 11 August 2009. He returned to fitness in January 2010 and made one further appearance during the 2009–10 season, as a substitute for Simon Church after 74 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Barnsley on 30 January. but subsequently spent much of the remainder of the 2010–11 season away on loan. Bignall failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the early months of the 2011–12 season and suffered a season-ending injury while away on loan in October 2011. Bignall's contract expired in June 2012, but remained with the club on a non-contract basis in a bid to return to fitness. He finally departed in 2014. He departed the club early in the 2014–15 season and had short spells with National League South clubs Sutton United and Hayes & Yeading United, before returning to The Camrose late in the campaign. He remained at Bulpit Lane until his departure at the end of the 2017–18 season. After a year out of football, Bignall played for Isthmian League South Central Division clubs Bracknell Town and Uxbridge during the 2019–20 season.

Personal life Bignall is colour blind.

2010–11

Northampton Town (loan) 2008–09 League One

Cheltenham Town (loan)

Southampton (loan) 2010–11 League One

Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2011–12

2014–15 0 5 0

2014–15 0 6 1

16 4

2 0 18 4 Lincoln City 2015–16 0 1 0 Gainsborough Trinity 2015–16 National League North

2016–17 1 21 4 2017–18 0 37 10

50 12 5 1

3 1 58 14 Gosport Borough (loan) 2016–17 Isthmian League South Central Division 7 1 2 0

0 0 9 1

2019–20 5 0 1 0

3 0 9 0

8 1 1 0

3 0 12 0

Honours Basingstoke Town

Hampshire Senior Cup: 2013–14