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Nigel Wakelin
Appearances: 1 Goals: 0
Date / Year of birth: 1962
Position: Midfielder
Season of first appearance: 1981/82
Season of last appearance: 1981/82
Also played for: Gillingham (0), Folkestone Town, Ashford Town, Canterbury City, Gravesend & Northfleet, Bondi Marine (Australia) and Darenth Heathside
Dartford-born former Gillingham youth player who played for the Gills' junior sides from 1978/79 to 1980/81 before going on to have spells with Folkestone and Ashford later in the 1980/81 season.
Nigel joined Canterbury during the early part of the 1981/82 campaign and made seven Southern League appearances for City without scoring before joining Thanet United in March 1982.
Nigel made a one-off appearance for United in a 2-0 defeat against Hounslow at Hartsdown on 3.4.82 and left the club soon afterwards.
He later played for Gravesend & Northfleet, making one substitute appearance during 1982/83, and also had three separate spells with Darenth Heathside, starting with the 1984/85, 1985/86 (42 appearances, four goals) and 1986/87 seasons.
Nigel also had a stint in Australia with Bondi Marine and played for Hollisters in the North Kent Sunday League before returning to Darenth once more for the 1990/91 campaign.
He began his third spell with Darenth during the 1991/92 season and combined that with turning out for Hollisters. One of Nigel's team-mates for the Sunday club was former Margate player Bob Walter.
During the 2011/12 campaign Nigel was assistant manager of Gravesend-based Kent County League club Guru Nanak.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
| |
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1981/82 (TUFC) |
1 (53) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIV. (24TH OF 24) |
1QR |
1QR |
1R |
1R |
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| Finished bottom but not relegated. | |||||||||