Nicky Adams
| Date of birth | 16 October 1986 |
| Place of birth | Bolton, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Weight | 64 kg |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Position | Midfielder/Forward |
After a loan spell, Nicky Adam joined Rochdale in January 2011 with a contract to June 2013 but was made available for transfer in May 2012.
He joined Rotherham United in January 2014 with a contract to June 2016.
Nicky re-joined Bury in May 2014 with a three-year contract before was made available for transfer in May 2015.
He joined Northampton Town in May 2015 with a three-year contract.
Nicky joined Carlisle United in July 2016 with a two-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 01 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2008 | |
| Leicester City | 17 Jul 2008 | 19 Aug 2010 | |
| Rochdale | 19 Jan 2009 | 23 Mar 2009 | L |
| Leyton Orient | 15 Jan 2010 | 15 Feb 2010 | L |
| Brentford | 19 Aug 2010 | 02 Jan 2011 | |
| Rochdale | 15 Oct 2010 | 01 Jan 2011 | L |
| Rochdale | 02 Jan 2011 | 08 Jun 2012 | |
| Crawley Town | 08 Jun 2012 | 31 Jan 2014 | |
| Rotherham United | 31 Jan 2014 | 16 May 2014 | |
| Bury | 16 May 2014 | 22 May 2015 | |
| Northampton Town | 22 May 2015 | 01 Jul 2016 | |
| Carlisle United | 01 Jul 2016 | 30 Jun 2018 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2005-06 | Bury | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Bury | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Bury | League Two | 9 | 6 |
1 |
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| 2006-07 | Bury | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Bury | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Bury | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Bury | League Two | 11 | 8 |
1 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Bury | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Bury | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 3 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Bury | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Bury | League Two | 41 | 2 |
12 |
2
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| 2008-09 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
1
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| 2008-09 | Leicester City | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 3 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Leicester City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Leicester City | League One | 4 | 8 |
1
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| 2008-09 | Rochdale | League Two | 12 | 2 |
1 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Leicester City | League Championship | 1 | 17 |
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| 2009-10 | Leicester City | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Leyton Orient | League One | 6 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Brentford | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Brentford | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Brentford | League One | 3 | 4 |
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| 2010-11 | Rochdale | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Rochdale | League One | 25 | 5 |
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| 2011-12 | Rochdale | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Rochdale | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 |
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| 2011-12 | Rochdale | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Rochdale | League One | 30 | 11 |
4 |
1
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1
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| 2012-13 | Crawley Town | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2012-13 | Crawley Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Crawley Town | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Crawley Town | League One | 45 | 1 |
8 |
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| 2013-14 | Crawley Town | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Crawley Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Crawley Town | League Cup | 1 | 2 |
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| 2013-14 | Crawley Town | League One | 24 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Rotherham United | League One | 7 | 8 |
1 |
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| 2014-15 | Bury | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Bury | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Bury | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Bury | League Two | 29 | 9 |
1 |
2
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| 2015-16 | Northampton Town | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Northampton Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Northampton Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Northampton Town | League Two | 34 | 5 |
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4
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| 2016-17 | Carlisle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Carlisle United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Carlisle United | League Two | 41 | 1 |
3 |
2
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| 2016-17 | Carlisle United | League Two Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Carlisle United | Football League Trophy | 2 |
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| 2017-18 | Carlisle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017-18 | Carlisle United | League Two | 15 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2005 | Bury v Darlington | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 18 Oct 2005 | Halifax Town v Bury | L | 6-1 | LDV Vans Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
| 22 Oct 2005 | Chester City v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 29 Oct 2005 | Bury v Notts County | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 05 Nov 2005 | Bury v Scunthorpe United | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 11 Nov 2005 | Mansfield Town v Bury | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Scunthorpe United v Bury | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 26 Nov 2005 | Bury v Cheltenham Town | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 03 Dec 2005 | Barnet v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 10 Dec 2005 | Leyton Orient v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 26 Dec 2005 | Bury v Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 02 Jan 2006 | Peterborough United v Bury | L | 4-1 | League Two | |
| 07 Jan 2006 | Carlisle United v Bury | L | 4-0 | League Two | |
| 04 Feb 2006 | Bristol Rovers v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 07 Feb 2006 | Bury v Rushden and Diamonds | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 14 Feb 2006 | Torquay United v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 25 Feb 2006 | Shrewsbury Town v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 11 Mar 2006 | Wrexham v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 05 Aug 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 08 Aug 2006 | Bury v Chester City | L | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 19 Aug 2006 | Wycombe Wanderers v Bury | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 22 Aug 2006 | Bury v Sunderland | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 26 Aug 2006 | Bury v Grimsby Town | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 03 Sep 2006 | Peterborough United v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 09 Sep 2006 | Bury v Torquay United | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 12 Sep 2006 | Darlington v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 16 Sep 2006 | Hereford United v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 19 Sep 2006 | Sheffield United v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Bury v Barnet | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 26 Sep 2006 | Bury v Accrington Stanley | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 17 Oct 2006 | Bury v Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-2 | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Bury v Boston United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Notts County v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 04 Nov 2006 | Rochdale v Bury | W | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 12 Nov 2006 | Weymouth v Bury | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 21 Nov 2006 | Bury v Weymouth | W | 4-3 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 20 Jan 2007 | Bury v Lincoln City | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 30 Jan 2007 | Bury v Hereford United | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 03 Feb 2007 | Bury v Milton Keynes Dons | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Walsall v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Stockport County v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 05 May 2007 | Bury v Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons v Bury | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 14 Aug 2007 | Bury v Carlisle United | L | 0-1 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Bury v Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 01 Sep 2007 | Bury v Brentford | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 07 Sep 2007 | Chesterfield v Bury | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 15 Sep 2007 | Bury v Chester City | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Bury v Accrington Stanley | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 02 Oct 2007 | Bury v Lincoln City | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 06 Oct 2007 | Rochdale v Bury | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 09 Oct 2007 | Rochdale v Bury | W | 1-3 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2nd round - northern section |
| 13 Oct 2007 | Notts County v Bury | W | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 20 Oct 2007 | Bury v Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 27 Oct 2007 | Macclesfield Town v Bury | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 03 Nov 2007 | Bury v Barnet | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 06 Nov 2007 | Rotherham United v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 10 Nov 2007 | Bury v Workington | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 13 Nov 2007 | Leeds United v Bury | W | 1-2 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Quarter-final - northern section |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Morecambe v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 01 Dec 2007 | Bury v Exeter City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 04 Dec 2007 | Bury v Wrexham | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 15 Dec 2007 | Bury v Hereford United | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 22 Dec 2007 | Chester City v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Bury v Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 29 Dec 2007 | Bury v Dagenham and Redbridge | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 01 Jan 2008 | Lincoln City v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 05 Jan 2008 | Norwich City v Bury | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 08 Jan 2008 | Morecambe v Bury | L | 2-0 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Semi-final - northern section |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Darlington v Bury | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 15 Jan 2008 | Bury v Norwich City | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 22 Jan 2008 | Bury v Bradford City | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 26 Jan 2008 | Southampton v Bury | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Grimsby Town v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 02 Feb 2008 | Bury v Milton Keynes Dons | L | 1-5 | League Two | |
| 09 Feb 2008 | Bradford City v Bury | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Bury v Wycombe Wanderers | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 16 Feb 2008 | Stockport County v Bury | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 23 Feb 2008 | Bury v Darlington | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 26 Feb 2008 | Mansfield Town v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 01 Mar 2008 | Peterborough United v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 04 Mar 2008 | Brentford v Bury | W | 1-4 | League Two | |
| 08 Mar 2008 | Bury v Morecambe | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Bury v Rotherham United | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Wrexham v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Hereford United v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 24 Mar 2008 | Bury v Mansfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 29 Mar 2008 | Shrewsbury Town v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 05 Apr 2008 | Bury v Notts County | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 12 Apr 2008 | Barnet v Bury | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Bury v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Bury v Rochdale | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 03 May 2008 | Accrington Stanley v Bury | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 09 Aug 2014 | Bury v Cheltenham Town | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 12 Aug 2014 | Bolton Wanderers v Bury | L | 3-2 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Hartlepool United v Bury | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 19 Aug 2014 | Luton Town v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 23 Aug 2014 | Bury v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 30 Aug 2014 | Bury v Accrington Stanley | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 06 Sep 2014 | Wycombe Wanderers v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 13 Sep 2014 | Carlisle United v Bury | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Bury v Stevenage | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 20 Sep 2014 | Bury v Burton Albion | W | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Exeter City v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 04 Oct 2014 | Bury v Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 07 Oct 2014 | Bury v Morecambe | W | 3-1 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2nd round - northern section |
| 11 Oct 2014 | AFC Wimbledon v Bury | L | 3-2 | League Two | |
| 18 Oct 2014 | Bury v Portsmouth | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 21 Oct 2014 | Shrewsbury Town v Bury | L | 5-0 | League Two | |
| 01 Nov 2014 | Bury v Cambridge United | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 08 Nov 2014 | Bury v Hemel Hempstead Town | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 11 Nov 2014 | Bury v Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-2 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Quarter-final - northern section |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Morecambe v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 22 Nov 2014 | Bury v Newport County | L | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 29 Nov 2014 | Bury v Dagenham and Redbridge | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 06 Dec 2014 | Bury v Luton Town | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 13 Dec 2014 | Oxford United v Bury | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 16 Dec 2014 | Luton Town v Bury | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 20 Dec 2014 | Bury v York City | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 28 Dec 2014 | Bury v Mansfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 03 Jan 2015 | Dagenham and Redbridge v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 17 Jan 2015 | Bury v Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 24 Jan 2015 | Bury v Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 27 Jan 2015 | Accrington Stanley v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Burton Albion v Bury | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 07 Feb 2015 | Bury v Exeter City | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 10 Feb 2015 | Stevenage v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Cheltenham Town v Bury | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 21 Feb 2015 | Bury v Hartlepool United | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 28 Feb 2015 | Plymouth Argyle v Bury | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 03 Mar 2015 | Bury v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 07 Mar 2015 | Bury v Oxford United | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Mansfield Town v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 17 Mar 2015 | York City v Bury | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Bury v Northampton Town | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 06 Apr 2015 | Bury v Morecambe | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Bury v AFC Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2007-08 | Wales | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Wales | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2008 | Wales v England | L | 0-2 | Under-21 | |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Wales v England | L | 2-3 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off 1st leg |
| 14 Oct 2008 | England v Wales | D | 2-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.