| Name: | Nicholas Bignall |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 11/07/1990 |
| Height: | 5' 10" (177cm) |
| Weight: | 12st 12lbs (81.5kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Brentford (loan), Cheltenham (loan), Bournemouth (loan), Wycombe (loan), Exeter City (loan), Stockport (loan), Southampton (loan), Northampton (loan) |
| Position: | Striker |
Powerful striker or winger who has come through the Reading Academy to make his name in our first team squad.
For two consecutive seasons he was the under 18s' top scorer, notching 11 in 24(+5) games in 2006/7, then nine in 15(+5) appearances in 2007/8.
He Joined League One Northampton in late 2008, and scored his first goal with a late header in a win over mighty Leeds United. He later enjoyed a spell at Cheltenham on loan under Martin Allen.
At the start of 2009/10 he made his Reading debut, scoring twice in a home Carling Cup win over Burton Albion. He gained further experience on loan at Stockport County before the campaign was up.
Has since enjoyed loan spells at Southampton, Bournemouth, Brentford and Exeter - though saw the start to his 2011/12 season hampered by injury.
| Wycombe | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Brentford | 2010 - 11 | League | 1 (5) | 0 |
| Bournemouth | 2010 - 11 | League | 3 (2) | 0 |
| Southampton | 2010 - 11 | League | 0 (3) | 0 |
| Reading | 2010 - 11 | League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Stockport | 2009 - 10 | League | 11 (0) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2009 - 10 | League | 0 (1) | 0 |
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 2 | ||
| Cheltenham | 2008 - 09 | League | 8 (5) | 1 |
| Northampton | 2008 - 09 | League | 1 (4) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 0 (2) | 0 | ||
