George Nugent (footballer)

George Thomas Nugent (born 4 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vauxhall Motors. He previously played for Tranmere Rovers.

George Nugent

Personal information
Full name	George Thomas Nugent^[1]
Date of birth	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vauxhall Motors
Youth career
	Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Tranmere Rovers	0	(0)
2021–2022	Witton Albion	12	(1)
2021–2022	→ Prescot Cables (loan)	17	(0)
2022–2023	Prescot Cables	11	(0)
2023	Trafford	5	(0)
2023–	Vauxhall Motors	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Tranmere Rovers

Nugent progressed through the youth structure at Tranmere Rovers and made his first team debut for in a 2-1 defeat to Leicester City F.C. Under-21's in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy,^[2] and signed his first professional contract in July 2020.^[3] He was released by the club at the end of the season.

Witton Albion

After his release he joined Witton Albion in July 2021.^[4]

Loan to Prescot Cables

In November he joined Prescot Cables on loan.^[5]

Personal life

Nugent's brother, Ollie, is also a footballer, and represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2024^[7]

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
Tranmere Rovers	2019–20^[8]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	1	0
	2020–21^[9]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Witton Albion	2021–22^[10]	NPL Premier Division	12	1	1	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	14	1
Prescot Cables (loan)	2021–22^[11]	NPL Division One West	17	0	—		0	0	0	0	17	0
Prescot Cables	2022–23^[12]	NPL Division One West	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		28	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Trafford	2022–23^[13]	NPL Division One West	5	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
Vauxhall Motors	2023–24^[14]	NPL Division One West	25	0	0	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	26	0
Career total			60	1	5	0	0	0	4	0	79	1

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the Cheshire Senior Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City U21 on 07 Jan 20 - Match Centre - Tranmere Rovers Football Club". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. "Three sign professional contracts with the Club". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
4. Buckley, Derek (28 July 2021). "New signing". Witton Albion. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
5. Gordon, James. "Saturday's Transfer List - November 27th". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
6. Green, Jim (13 June 2016). "Ollie Nugent named in Paralympics GB team for Rio 2016". chesterchronicle. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
7. George Nugent at Soccerway
8. "Games played by George Nugent in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. "Games played by George Nugent in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
10. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/witton-albion/appearances/2021-2022/george-nugent/536575
11. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/prescot-cables/appearances/2021-2022/george-nugent/536575
12. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/prescot-cables/appearances/2022-2023/george-nugent/536575
13. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/trafford/appearances/2022-2023/george-nugent/536575
14. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/vauxhall-motors/appearances/george-nugent/536575