| Nick Haughton | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas George Haughton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Urmston, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | AFC Fylde |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | Curzon Ashton |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | Trafford |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Runcorn Town |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Nantwich Town (loan) |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Salford City (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Salford City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Clubs8: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | Salford City |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2018– |
| Clubs10: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps10: | 260 |
| Goals10: | 105 |
| Club-Update: | 18:42, 8 September 2024 (UTC) |
Nicholas George Haughton (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club AFC Fylde.
After being released from Bolton Wanderers, Haughton joined Curzon Ashton FC. Haughton then went on to shine for Trafford FC's scholars which earned him a call up for England Schools. He subsequently began his playing career in the North West Counties League with Runcorn Town.[2] After a trial at Middlesbrough FC, He joined Fleetwood Town in February 2014 following a trial, and was immediately loaned out to Nantwich Town of the Northern Premier League.[2] He signed a new contract with Fleetwood in September 2014 to keep him tied to the club until 2017.[3] He made his debut for the "Cod Army" in the Football League on 4 October 2014, coming on for Antoni Sarcevic 68 minutes into a 1–0 win over Port Vale at Highbury Stadium.
In November 2016 he went out on loan to Salford City.[4]
In January 2018 he joined Salford City on a permanent contract on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
In late October 2018 he moved to AFC Fylde.[5] The 2022–23 season saw Fylde promoted as National League North Champions[6] with Haughton finishing the season as the division's top goalscorer, winning the Player of the Season award.[7] On 22 May 2023, Haughton signed a two-year deal with Fylde, with the option of a further year.[8]
Haughton is currently dating former New Zealand international Laura Merrin.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2014–15 | League One | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[9] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| Salford City (loan) | 2016–17[10] | National League North | 16 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2017–18[11] | National League North | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | ||
| Salford City | 2017–18 | National League North | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| AFC Fylde | 2018–19 | National League | 30 | 2 | — | — | 11[12] | 2 | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | National League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21[13] | National League North | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22[14] | National League North | 41 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 46 | 27 | |||
| 2022–23[15] | National League North | 42 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 51 | 34 | |||
| 2023–24 | National League | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 47 | 18 | |||
| 2024–25 | National League | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Total | 201 | 87 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 240 | 105 | |||
| Career total | 297 | 101 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 351 | 123 | |||
AFC Fylde
2022–23[6]
Individual