Nigel Cassidy was an English

England

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 footballer.

Career

Cassidy started his career with non-league side Lowestoft Town

Lowestoft Town F.C.

Lowestoft Town F.C. is an English football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Crown Meadow.-History:...

 in the Eastern Counties League

Eastern Counties Football League

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, where he played until joining Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

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 in Second Division

Football League Second Division

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 in July 1967. He managed to make three league appearances for the team before making a move to Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

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 side Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

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 in December 1968. He made 88 appearances and scored 35 goals in the league for Scunthorpe before leaving for Oxford United

Oxford United F.C.

Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...

 in November 1970, making a return to the Second Division.

His stay at Oxford saw him make 116 league appearances, in which he scored 33 goals, until he joined Cambridge United

Cambridge United F.C.

Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

 in March 1974, who were relegated to the Fourth Division at the end of the 1973–74

1973-74 in English football

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 season. He spent the summer of 1975 with Denver Dynamos

Denver Dynamos

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 in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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, where he made 20 appearances and scored one goal. He returned to Cambridge for the 1975–76

1975-76 in English football

The 1975–76 season was the 96th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Liverpool won their first major trophy under Bob Paisley by narrowly winning the league title after heated competition from Queens Park Rangers. They also lifted the UEFA Cup for the second time in their...

 season after finishing his spell in America and finished his Cambridge career with 54 league appearances and 13 goals. He was forced to retire after an achilles tendon

Achilles tendon

The Achilles tendon , also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendo calcaneus, is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to the calcaneus bone.- Anatomy :The Achilles is the tendonous extension of 3 muscles in the lower leg:...

injury suffered in a match in 1975.

He died on 19 May 2008 after suffering from a short illness.