Nicky Fish
Encyclopedia
Nicholas James "Nicky" Fish (born 15 September 1984 in Cardiff
) is a footballer currently without a club.
youth team, alongside players such as Joe Ledley
and Byron Anthony
, Fish played for Wales at several youth levels and joined Cardiff at the age of ten years old, signing his first professional contract with the club in 2001. On 3 October 2005, Fish was involved in a serious road accident along with teammates Stuart Fleetwood
, Anthony Taylor and Lloyd Jenkins when the car he was travelling in collided with an articulated lorry on the way home from a reserve team match against Hereford United
.
He was released by the club in May 2006 after making just one first team appearance for the Bluebirds.
, Cardiff
and attended Baden Powell Junior School and Willows High School
. He also has a brother named Simon.
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
) is a footballer currently without a club.
Career
A product of the Cardiff CityCardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
youth team, alongside players such as Joe Ledley
Joe Ledley
Joseph Christopher Ledley is a Welsh footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team as a central or left midfielder....
and Byron Anthony
Byron Anthony
Byron Joseph Anthony is a Wales under-21 international footballer currently playing for Bristol Rovers as a defender-Career:...
, Fish played for Wales at several youth levels and joined Cardiff at the age of ten years old, signing his first professional contract with the club in 2001. On 3 October 2005, Fish was involved in a serious road accident along with teammates Stuart Fleetwood
Stuart Fleetwood
Stuart Keith Fleetwood is an English-born Wales under-21 international footballer who plays as a striker for Luton Town.-Early life:...
, Anthony Taylor and Lloyd Jenkins when the car he was travelling in collided with an articulated lorry on the way home from a reserve team match against Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
.
He was released by the club in May 2006 after making just one first team appearance for the Bluebirds.
Personal life
As a youngster Fish lived in SplottSplott
Splott is a district in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Splott Farms. Splott is characterised by its once vast steelworks and rows of tightly...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
and attended Baden Powell Junior School and Willows High School
Willows High School
Willows High School is a secondary school located in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff, Wales. It's an English medium community school which caters for children aged 11 to 16. As of September 2011, the New Headmaster is Joy Ballard....
. He also has a brother named Simon.