Nicholas "Nicky" Wroe (born 28 September 1985) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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, most recently for

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Club career

Barnsley

Born in

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, Wroe came through the

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and during a match for their academy he was sent off for violent conduct, which resulted in him receiving a three-match ban. He made his first team debut on 3 May 2003 against

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

in the Second Division. He signed a new contract with Barnsley in December 2004, which would expire in the summer of 2007. He joined Bury on a one-month

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on 9 February 2007, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat against

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in League Two on 17 February. The loan was extended for a second month in March and he finished the spell with five appearances.

Hamilton Academical and York City

He signed for

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side

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

on a one-match contract in August 2007. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Ayr United in the

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup, He signed for

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

in the

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towards the end of the transfer window after playing a match for the reserve side, during which he picked up a knock and so was unable to make his debut against

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. He eventually made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the Engli ...

on 15 September 2007. He was rested for York's

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match against

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in February 2008. He missed the remainder of the 2007–08 season due to a knee problem, with his last game being a 4–0 victory against Stafford Rangers on 8 April 2008. He finished the season with 40 appearances and 10 goals. York manager Colin Walker exercised his option for Wroe's contract to be extended for the 2008–09 season in April 2008, but was transfer listed in May after claiming he did not want to play for the club.

Torquay United

Wroe moved to Conference Premier rivals

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for an undisclosed fee on 28 May 2008. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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on the opening day of the season, and after starting in two further games he was dropped for the game against

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

to make way for another player. However, he fought his way back into the side.

Shrewsbury Town

Wroe joined League Two rivals

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for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2011 in a trade deal, with Jake Robinson joining Torquay. He made 44 appearances and scored six goals in the 2011–12 season, as Shrewsbury won promotion to League One as League Two runners-up.

Preston North End

On 16 May 2012, Wroe joined League One side

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on a two-year contract after rejecting a new contract at Shrewsbury. Wroe joined League Two side

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season on 10 January 2014.

Notts County

Wroe signed for League One club

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on a two-year contract on 30 June 2014. On 15 January 2016 Wroe left Notts County by mutual consent.

Halifax Town

Following a successful loan spell while at Notts County, Wroe signed for

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side Halifax Town later that evening.

Boston United

On 25 January 2019, Wroe signed with

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. After 16 games for the club, Wroe got his contract terminated by mutual consent on 8 May 2019.

International career

Wroe was called up to the England C team for their game against Malta under-21s in February 2009. He started the game as England won 4–0. On 19 May 2009, Wroe also played for England C in their 1–0 defeat to Belgium.

Career statistics

Honours

Torquay United *

play-offs:

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Shrewsbury Town *

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second-place promotion: 2011–12 FC Halifax Town *

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: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wroe, Nicky 1985 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Barnsley F.C. players Bury F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players York City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Notts County F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen