Nicky Law (soccer player, 1988)

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Nicky Law
Nicky Law Rangers.jpg
Nicky Law in the Jersey of the Rangers (2013)
Personnel
Surname Nicholas Law Jr.
birthday March 29, 1988
place of birth Nottingham ,  England
size 178 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
2002-2004 Sheffield United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2005-2009 Sheffield United 5 0(0)
2007 →  Yeovil Town  (loan) 6 0(0)
2007 →  Bradford City  (loan) 10 0(2)
2008-2009 →  Bradford City  (loan) 33 0(3)
2009-2011 Rotherham United 89 0(6)
2011-2013 Motherwell FC 76 (10)
2013-2016 Glasgow Rangers 83 (18)
1 Only league games are given.
As of June 20, 2016

Nicholas Law Jr. (Born March 29, 1988 in Nottingham ) is an English football player who last played for the Glasgow Rangers . He is the son of Nicky Law Sr. , and brother of Josh Law who are also active in professional football.

Career

Nicky Law was born in the central English city ​​of Nottingham in 1988 , while his father was an active player for the Notts County club from West Bridgford during this time . Nicky Law Jr. began his career in 2002 in the Youth Academy of Sheffield United . For the club, he made his debut in the third round of the English League Cup against Reading FC in October 2005 when he came on for Colin Marrison . A month later, the then 17-year-old signed his first professional contract with United . Another year later he extended the contract early in Sheffield without having previously played a league game. The first game for the team in a league game of the Premier League , Law completed in November 2006 against Newcastle United after team manager Neil Warnock had substituted him. In the 2006/07 season - which ended due to the worse goal difference against Wigan Athletic with relegation to the championship - he came in the first half of four league games for the club, including against Manchester United and West Ham United . In February 2007 played a month on loan at Yeovil Town . From October to December 2007, and from October 2008 to June 2009, he played as a loan player with Bradford City in League Two . During his second stay in Bradford he became a regular of the Bantams under Stuart McCall . From 2009 the paths of Law, Bradford City and the parent club Sheffield United parted ways when he moved to Rotherham United . In the 2009-10 season, Law was named PFA Team of the Year . After two years as a regular in Rotherham, the transfer to Scottish first division FC Motherwell followed, which was headed by his former coach Stuart McCall. With team members like: Darren Randolph , Steven Saunders , Steven Hammell , Stephen Craigan , Chris Humphrey , Michael Higdon , Keith Lasley , Shaun Hutchinson , Henrik Ojamaa , Omar Daley , Stuart Carswell and Zaine Francis-Angol, he was able to boost the club , and qualify several times for the European Cup. The midfielder helped with his accuracy and numerous assists in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons . In May 2013 Law moved to the Glasgow Rangers in League One . With the Rangers he reached the final of the Challenge Cup in the first season, which was lost to the Raith Rovers . In the championship , the promotion from League One to the championship succeeded . In the 2015/16 season he was promoted to the first division and won the Challenge Cup . The expiring contract was not extended at the end of the season.

successes

with the Glasgow Rangers:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Law extends contract with blades. BBC Sport, October 18, 2006, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  2. ^ Reading 2-0 Sheff. Utd. BBC Sport, October 25, 2005, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Teenager Law nets Blades contract. BBC Sport, November 16, 2005, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  4. ^ Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Utd. BBC Sport, November 4, 2006, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  5. ↑ a b Yeovil snap up Blades midfielder. BBC Sport, February 16, 2007, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  6. ^ Nicky Law completes move to Motherwell. BBC Sport, July 11, 2011, accessed November 8, 2014 .
  7. ^ Rangers: Nicky Law & Jon Daly moves to Ibrox confirmed. BBC Sport, May 24, 2013, accessed November 8, 2014 .

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personal data
SURNAME Law, Nicky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Law, Nicholas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Nottingham , England