Colin Nish

Colin Nish

Nish playing for Hibernian
Personal information
Full name	Colin John Nish[1]
Date of birth	7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) (age 30)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hartlepool United
Number	9
Youth career
1997–1999	Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2003	Dunfermline Athletic	22	(0)
2000	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	13	(5)
2000–2001	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	10	(3)
2002–2003	→ Clyde (loan)	15	(5)
2003–2008	Kilmarnock	145	(40)
2008–2011	Hibernian	98	(22)
2011–	Hartlepool United	10	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Colin Nish (born 7 March 1981 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United.

Early life

Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of his local side Hibernian as a child.^[2]

Club career

Dunfermline Athletic

Nish started his career with Dunfermline, where he made his debut in the 1998–99 season. He had two subsequent loan spells with Alloa^[3] and one at Clyde.

Kilmarnock

Nish joined Kilmarnock in 2003 after being released by Dunfermline.^[4] He initially signed a six month deal which ran until Christmas 2003, at which point he agreed a new 18 month contract.^[5] He initially struggled at Kilmarnock where fans were often critical of him after a poor start. This included missing an open goal in a league match against Hearts from six yards out with the goalkeeper Craig Gordon stranded. After the departure of Kris Boyd, however, he began to find form for the club.

Hibernian

In October 2007 Nish rejected Kilmarnock's offer of a new contract which meant that he was able to talk to other clubs from January 2008 with a view to a Bosman transfer in the summer. Nish signed a pre-contract with boyhood heroes Hibernian and the next day the clubs agreed a deal to immediately transfer Nish.^[6] He made his debut for Hibs on 9 February 2008 in a 1–1 draw away to Dundee United.^[7] He then scored his first goal for Hibs ten minutes into his home debut against Gretna.^[8]

Towards the end of the 2009–10 season, Nish described the Hibs supporters as "moaners" following an Edinburgh derby defeat.^[2] He soon apologised for those remarks, calling for unity between players and fans ahead of an important match against Motherwell.^[2] Nish scored a hat-trick in the first half of that game, yet Hibs only managed a 6–6 draw in the highest scoring SPL game in league history.^[9] Nish then scored both goals in a 2–0 win at Tannadice that secured a UEFA Europa League place for Hibs.

Early in the 2010–11 season, however, Nish was again a target for stick from the Hibs support, with manager Colin Calderwood expressing his sympathy for the player.^[10] Nish was allowed to train with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda during January 2011, but Nish decided to stay with Hibs.^[11] The signings of Akpo Sodje and Ricardo Vaz Tê pushed Nish out of the Hibs first team, and he was advised in April 2011 that his contract would not be renewed.^[11][12]

Hartlepool United

Nish signed for Hartlepool United, on a free transfer, on 27 June 2011.^[13] He missed a penalty in Hartlepool's Carling Cup first round penalty shootout loss to Sheffield United.^{[citation needed]} Nish scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 1-1 draw with Walsall on 13 August 2011.^{[citation needed]} Pools manager Mick Wadsworth likened Nish to Emile Heskey.^{[citation needed]} Nish scored two goals in a 3-0 victory against Bury in September.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Scottish Premier League hat-tricks

References

1. ^ "Colin John Nish". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=4368&cc=5739. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Nish apologises to Hibernian fans for outburst". STV. 4 May 2010. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/174839-nish-apologises-to-hibernian-fans-for-outburst/. Retrieved 9 May 2010. 
3. ^ More to follow as Nish moves, BBC Sport, 27 October 2000
4. ^ Killie snap up Hardie, BBC Sport, 7 July 2003
5. ^ Nish signs new Killie deal, BBC Sport, 18 December 2003
6. ^ "Hibs do deals for Nish and Zarabi". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/7192752.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2008. 
7. ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 9 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7233435.stm. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
8. ^ "Hibernian 4–2 Gretna". BBC Sport. 13 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7240842.stm. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
9. ^ "Dirty Dozen battle for Europe and break SPL record". STV. 6 May 2010. http://sport.stv.tv/football/175332-dirty-dozen-battle-for-europe-and-break-spl-record/. Retrieved 9 May 2010. 
10. ^ "Hibernian manager Calderwood wants support for Nish". BBC Sport. 27 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9235265.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
11. ^ ^{a b} McCafferty, Gavin (13 April 2011). "New Derek Adams ban as Colin Nish faces Hibs exit". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/football/New-Derek-Adams-ban-as.6750863.jp. Retrieved 13 April 2011. 
12. ^ "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13242007.stm. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
13. ^ "Pools clinch Nish deal". Sky Sports. 27 June 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_7007214,00.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

External links

• Colin Nish career stats at Soccerbase

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Date of birth	7 March 1981
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