Nicky Rust
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Charles Irwin Rust[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ely, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 177 | (0) |
| 1998 | Barnet | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Hendon | 1 | (0) |
| Braintree Town | |||
| Cambridge City | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | |||
| Cambridge City | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas Charles Irwin Rust (born 25 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who made 179 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnet.[1]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Rust was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[1] He came through the Arsenal youth system, and represented England at schoolboy and youth levels. He then joined Brighton & Hove Albion as an 18-year-old,[2] and went on to make 177 Football League appearances.[1] He lost his place to Mark Ormerod during the 1996–97 season, when Brighton came close to losing their Football League status,[2] and was one of nine players released at the end of the following campaign.[3] He moved on to Barnet, conceded nine goals on debut, and appeared once more before giving up full-time football in favour of starting a building company, which he felt would provide more stability for his family.[4][5] He continued to play non-league football, with a succession of more or less short-term deals at clubs including Hendon,[6] Braintree Town,[7] Dagenham & Redbridge,[8] and Cambridge City, where he acted as goalkeeping coach and played occasionally into the 2001–02 season.[5][9]
References
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ely, Cambridgeshire
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- England men's schools international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Hendon F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football goalkeeper stubs