Nicky Banger

Nicky Banger
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lee Banger[1]
Date of birth (1971-02-25) 25 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1989 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Southampton 55 (8)
1994–1997 Oldham Athletic 64 (10)
1997–1999 Oxford United 63 (8)
1999–2001 Dundee 6 (0)
2000Scunthorpe United (loan) 1 (0)
2001 Plymouth Argyle 10 (2)
2002 Merthyr Tydfil[2] 2 (0)
2002 Torquay United[2] 1 (0)
2002 Andover[3] 1 (0)
2002–2003 Woking 20 (4)
2003–2005 Eastleigh 15 (2)
2005 Newbury
2005 Brockenhurst
2005–2006 Lymington & New Milton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas Lee Banger (born 25 February 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He notably played in the Premier League for Southampton at the beginning of his career, and later went on to feature in the Scottish Premiership for Dundee and in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Scunthorpe United, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. He also played non-league football for Merthyr Tydfil, Andover, Woking, Eastleigh, Newbury, Brockenhurst and Lymington & New Milton.

Since retiring, Banger has remained in football but has worked in the commercial and corporate side of the game. He has held a variety of different positions in this sector for Romsey Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Aldershot Town and Woking.

  1. ^ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ^ a b "Player Details: Season 2001–02". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference andover was invoked but never defined (see the help page).