Lee Nicholls - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameLee Anthony Nicholls

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age33

Date of birth5 Oct 1992

BirthplaceLiverpool

Height195 cm

Shirt number#22

ClubHuddersfield

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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33

Appearances

9

Clean sheets

27%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

2859

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Huddersfield.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
League One	33	2859	6.86
League Cup	3	287	7.4
EFL Trophy	3	270	6.93

Career

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League One×2

Nicholls's current-season form is up 20% on last season (Season 15→18), while his Rating eased 22→18. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 55).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Huddersfield · 9th	33	9	27%	6.86	18	18
2024/25	Huddersfield · 10th	29	7	24%	6.79	22	15
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	37	6	16%	6.82	39	8
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	28	6	21%	7.03	42	11
2021/22	Huddersfield · 3rd	46	19	41%	7.2	57	55

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

L. Nicholls is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Huddersfield, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 33% of League One goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.9, ranking 434th of 486 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (69.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nicholls.

Judged on this season alone, Nicholls graded 18 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 36 goalkeepers in the League One, on 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 32nd of 36 of the 36 goalkeepers in the League One. At 33 Nicholls is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upStreakyStepped up 2021/22

Current potential32nd of 36 goalkeepers · League One Current seasonTop 34% goalkeepers · League One12th-best goalkeeper in the League One434th in the League One · potential32nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the League One

17.9

Ratingi

32nd of 36 goalkeepers

18.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

69.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.09

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Huddersfield finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

33

Apps

9

Clean sheets

27%

CS rate

69.1%

Minutes

9 clean sheets in 33 appearances (27% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.9, Nicholls carries the 32nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League One of 36. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %69.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.094

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %57

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.094

Foul involvement / 900.378

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 33, Nicholls sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nicholls's projected Rating — 17.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes872

Pass accuracy57%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success100%

Duels won20

Duels won %87%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions1—

Fouls committed1

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Preston2026/27 – now

Huddersfield2021/22 – 2026/27Free

Milton Keynes Dons2016/17 – 2021/22

Wigan(back from loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Bristol Rovers(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Wigan(back from loan)2013/14 – 2015/16

Northampton(on loan)until 2013/14

Accrington ST(on loan)2011/12 – 2013/14

Hartlepool(on loan)2010/11 – 2011/12

Shrewsbury(on loan)2010/11 – 2010/11

Wiganuntil 2010/11

Transfer history

About L. Nicholls

Lee Anthony Nicholls is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Huddersfield, born on October 5, 1992 in Liverpool, standing 195 cm tall. He is from England. Huddersfield currently sit 9th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Nicholls has made 33 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,859 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy.

When L. Nicholls plays, Huddersfield's record this season is 14W-12D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.92 at home against 6.89 on the road.

Recent matches

April 11, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Wycombe (63 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-1 win away at Leyton Orient (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Reading (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Plymouth (44 minutes, 7.9 rating)
March 17, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Lincoln (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Port Vale (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Rotherham (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Wigan (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 21, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Barnsley (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Doncaster (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Nicholls at 17.9 with a Season form score of 18.1, ranking 434th of 486 goalkeepers in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, L. Nicholls has totalled 384 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 49 appearances for Northampton.