Nicky Wroe

Nicholas "Nicky" Wroe (born 28 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Boston United.

Nicky Wroe

Wroe playing for York City in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Wroe[1]
Date of birth	28 September 1985[1]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2003	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Barnsley	49	(1)
2007	→ Bury (loan)	5	(0)
2007	Hamilton Academical	0	(0)
2007–2008	York City	29	(6)
2008–2011	Torquay United	105	(18)
2011–2012	Shrewsbury Town	56	(7)
2012–2014	Preston North End	43	(8)
2013–2014	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	10	(0)
2014	→ Oxford United (loan)	18	(2)
2014–2016	Notts County	12	(0)
2015–2016	→ Halifax Town (loan)	12	(2)
2016	Halifax Town	18	(3)
2016–2019	Bradford Park Avenue	110	(8)
2019	Boston United	16	(1)
National team
2009	England C	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Barnsley

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Wroe came through the youth system of Barnsley and during a match for their academy he was sent off for violent conduct, which resulted in him receiving a three-match ban.[1][2] He made his first team debut on 3 May 2003 against Wigan Athletic in the Second Division.[3] He signed a new contract with Barnsley in December 2004, which would expire in the summer of 2007.[4] He joined Bury on a one-month loan on 9 February 2007,[5] making his debut in a 4–0 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers in League Two on 17 February.[6] The loan was extended for a second month in March and he finished the spell with five appearances.[6][7]

Hamilton Academical and York City

He signed for Scottish First Division side Hamilton Academical on a one-match contract in August 2007.[8] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Ayr United in the Scottish Challenge Cup, but was released by Hamilton after the game.[9] He signed for York City in the Conference Premier towards the end of the transfer window after playing a match for the reserve side, during which he picked up a knock and so was unable to make his debut against Rushden & Diamonds.[10] He eventually made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Stevenage Borough on 15 September 2007.[11] He was rested for York's Conference League Cup match against Northwich Victoria in February 2008.[12] He missed the remainder of the 2007–08 season due to a knee problem,[13] with his last game being a 4–0 victory against Stafford Rangers on 8 April 2008.[11] He finished the season with 40 appearances and 10 goals.[11] York manager Colin Walker exercised his option for Wroe's contract to be extended for the 2008–09 season in April 2008,[14] but was transfer listed in May after claiming he did not want to play for the club.[15]

Torquay United

Wroe moved to Conference Premier rivals Torquay United for an undisclosed fee on 28 May 2008.[16] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Histon on the opening day of the season, and after starting in two further games he was dropped for the game against Crawley Town to make way for another player.[17][18] However, he fought his way back into the side.

Shrewsbury Town

Wroe joined League Two rivals Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2011 in a trade deal, with Jake Robinson joining Torquay.[19] He made 44 appearances and scored six goals in the 2011–12 season, as Shrewsbury won promotion to League One as League Two runners-up.[20]

Preston North End

On 16 May 2012, Wroe joined League One side Preston North End on a two-year contract after rejecting a new contract at Shrewsbury.[21]

Wroe joined League Two side Oxford United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season on 10 January 2014.[22]

Notts County

Wroe signed for League One club Notts County on a two-year contract on 30 June 2014.[23] On 15 January 2016 Wroe left Notts County by mutual consent.

Halifax Town

Following a successful loan spell while at Notts County, Wroe signed for National League side Halifax Town later that evening.[24]

Boston United

On 25 January 2019, Wroe signed with Boston United.[25] After 16 games for the club, Wroe got his contract terminated by mutual consent on 8 May 2019.[26]

International career

Wroe was called up to the England C team for their game against Malta under-21s in February 2009.[27] He started the game as England won 4–0.[28] On 19 May 2009, Wroe also played for England C in their 1–0 defeat to Belgium.[28]

Career statistics

Wroe playing for York City in 2008

As of match played 16 December 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2002–03[29]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2003–04[30]	Second Division	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	2004–05[31]	League One	31	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	2005–06[32]	League One	12	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
	2006–07[6]	Championship	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		49	1	3	0	6	0	1	0	59	1
Bury (loan)	2006–07[6]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hamilton Academical	2007–08[33]	Scottish First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
York City	2007–08[11]	Conference Premier	29	6	2	1	—		9[lower-alpha 3]	3	40	10
Torquay United	2008–09[17]	Conference Premier	40	6	5	0	—		8[lower-alpha 4]	1	53	7
	2009–10[34]	League Two	45	9	2	3	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	50	13
	2010–11[35]	League Two	20	3	4	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	3
	Total		105	18	11	3	2	0	12	2	130	23
Shrewsbury Town	2010–11[35]	League Two	18	3	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	20	3
	2011–12[20]	League Two	38	4	2	1	3	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	6
	Total		56	7	2	1	3	1	3	0	64	9
Preston North End	2012–13[36]	League One	38	8	3	0	3	3	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	11
	2013–14[37]	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
	Total		43	8	3	0	4	3	4	0	54	11
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2013–14[37]	League One	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Oxford United (loan)	2013–14[37]	League Two	18	2	—		0	0	0	0	18	2
Notts County	2014–15[38]	League One	12	0	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
Halifax Town (loan)	2015–16[39]	National League	12	2	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 6]	1	16	3
Halifax Town			18	1	0	0	—		6[lower-alpha 6]	0	24	1
Bradford Park Avenue	2016–17[39]	National League North	41	6	0	0	—		0	0	41	6
	2017–18[39]		20	0	0	0	—		0	0	20	0
	Total		61	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	6
Career total			418	51	27	5	16	4	39	6	500	66

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Seven appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference League Cup
4. Two appearances in Conference League Cup, three in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Conference Premier play-offs
5. Appearances in League Two play-offs
6. Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Torquay United

• Conference Premier play-offs: 2008–09

Shrewsbury Town

• Football League Two runner-up: 2011–12

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 446. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Wroe to start suspension this weekend". Barnsley F.C. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
3. "Wigan 1–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
4. "Wroe signs new Barnsley contract". BBC Sport. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
5. "Shakers sign Barnsley man on loan". BBC Sport. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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7. "Barnsley's Wroe extends Bury loan". BBC Sport. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
8. "Woe for Wroe on Hamilton debut". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
9. "Accies 1 Ayr United 2". Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
10. Carroll, Steve (30 August 2007). "Double up – but Billy wants more". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
11. Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. pp. 410–411, 420–421. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
12. Flett, Dave (6 February 2008). "City boss plays squad game for Shield tie". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
13. "Knee woe hits Wroe". The Press. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
14. Flett, Dave (26 April 2008). "Panther packed off". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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17. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
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19. "Shrewsbury Town and Torquay United swap player". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
20. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
21. "Preston sign Wroe and Cansdell-Sherriff from Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
22. "Oxford United sign Nicky Wroe". Oxford United F.C. 10 January 2014.
23. "Nicky Wroe: Notts County sign ex-Preston midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
24. "Nicky Wroe: Halifax sign midfielder on deal to end of season". BBC Sport. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
25. Experienced midfielder Nicky Wroe joins Boston United, bostonstandard.co.uk, 25 January 2019
26. Nicky Wroe has Boston United contract terminated, winger agrees terms, four players released, bostonstandard.co.uk, 8 May 2019
27. "Diamonds' duo get England call-up". Non-League Daily. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
28. Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 1036–1037.
29. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
30. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
31. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
32. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
33. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
34. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
35. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
36. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
37. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
38. "Games played by Nicky Wroe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
39. Nicky Wroe at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

External links

• Nicky Wroe at Soccerbase