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{{short description|Jamaican football player (born 1980)}}
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| name = Nyron Nosworthy
| name = Nyron Nosworthy
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| caption = Nosworthy playing for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2012
| caption = Nosworthy playing for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2012
| fullname = Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy<ref name="PFA 461">{{cite book|editor-last=Hugman|editor-first=Barry J.|title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005|publisher=Queen Anne Press|year=2005|page=461|isbn=1-85291-665-6}}</ref>
| fullname = Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy<ref name="PFA 461">{{cite book|editor-last=Hugman|editor-first=Barry J.|title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005|publisher=Queen Anne Press|year=2005|page=461|isbn=1-85291-665-6}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|11|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book|editor-first=Barry J.|editor-last=Hugman|title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004|year=2003|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=1-85291-651-6|page=318}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|11|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book|editor-first=Barry J.|editor-last=Hugman|title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004|year=2003|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=1-85291-651-6|page=318}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Brixton]], England
| birth_place = [[Brixton]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|Centre back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| currentclub =
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1998
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}1998–
| youthclubs1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
| years1 = 1998–2005
| years1 = 1998–2005
| years2 = 2005–2012
| years2 = 2005–2012
| years3 = 2010
| years3 = 2010
| years4 = 2010–2011
| years4 = 2010–2011
| years5 = 2011–2012
| years5 = 2011–2012
| years6 = 2012–2014
| years6 = 2012–2014
| years7 = 2014
| years7 = 2014
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
| years9 = 2015
| clubs2 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| years10 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| clubs1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
| clubs4 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| clubs5 = → [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
| clubs2 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| clubs3 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| clubs6 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| clubs7 = → [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)
| clubs4 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| clubs5 = → [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
| caps1 = 175
| clubs6 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| goals1 = 5
| clubs7 = → [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)
| caps2 = 114
| clubs8 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| goals2 = 0
| clubs9 = → [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan)
| caps3 = 19
| clubs10 = [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]]
| goals3 = 0
| caps1 = 174
| caps4 = 32
| goals1 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| caps2 = 114
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 19
| caps6 = 44
| goals3 = 0
| goals6 = 2
| caps4 = 32
| caps7 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| goals7 = 1
| caps5 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| goals5 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| caps6 = 44
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| goals6 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| caps7 = 10
| club-update = 15:46, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
| goals7 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 09:41, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 17
| goals10 = 1
| totalcaps = 434
| totalgoals = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2014
| nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
}}
'''Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy''' (born 11 October 1980) is an English born Jamaican [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. Beginning his career with [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] he moved to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2005 with whom he played in the [[Premier League]]. After two lengthy loan spells with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] he made a permanent switch to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2012 but was released in the summer of 2014 after a loan spell with [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]. Born in [[Brixton]], [[South London]], Nosworthy has represented [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] at international level, playing ten games and scoring once.


'''Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy''' (born 11 October 1980) is a former professional [[Association football|footballer]]. After beginning his career with [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], he moved to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2005 with whom he played in the [[Premier League]]. After two lengthy loan spells with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] he made a permanent switch to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2012 but was released in the summer of 2014 after a loan to [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]. Nosworthy represented [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] at international level, playing fourteen games and scoring once.
==Early life==

Nosworthy was born in [[Brixton]], [[South London]],<ref name="PFA 461"/> and was known since childhood by the nicknames "the clown","Ny" or "Nuggy".<ref name="SAFCwebchat2">{{cite web|title=Nyron Nosworthy webchat&nbsp;— a transcript|publisher=Sunderland A.F.C.|date=10 April 2007|url=http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=12156|accessdate=24 April 2007}}</ref>
==Early years==
Nosworthy was born in [[Brixton]], [[South London]], to a Jamaican father and a Guyanese mother.<ref name=":1" /> He attended [[St Thomas the Apostle College]] in [[Nunhead]]. After leaving school at 16 Nosworthy worked as a cleaner in the [[City of London]].<ref name=":2" />

He grew up a fan of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], appreciating fellow South London-born [[Black British people|Black British]] players such as [[Paul Davis (footballer, born 1961)|Paul Davis]] and [[David Rocastle]].<ref name=":2" />


==Club career==
==Club career==

===Gillingham===
===Gillingham===
Nosworthy began his career as a trainee at [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] from the age of 18.<ref name=":2" /> As a junior player Nosworthy played initially as a midfielder, but his first team debut, on 28 November 1999 against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], came in attack. His [[first team (association football)|first team]] debut was unusual in that he came on as a first-half substitute but was himself substituted later in the match.<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 1998/1999" /> Following this Nosworthy made appearances in wide midfield and at left-back and centre-back before cementing his position as a right-back towards the end of the 2000–01 season.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2007-10-19 |title=Nyron Nosworthy: 'Sometimes it's good to get a kick in the teeth' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/nyron-nosworthy-sometimes-it-s-good-to-get-a-kick-in-the-teeth-397377.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Triggs |first=Roger |title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club |publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-75242-243-5 |location=Stroud |pages=236}}</ref> The following season, he appeared regularly, and was named as the club's Young Player of the Season.<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2001/2002" />
Nosworthy began his career as a trainee at [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]. There he became famed for running to training on a morning as a warm up despite living a long way away. His [[first team]] début, on 28 November 1998, was unusual in that he came on as a first-half substitute but was himself substituted later in the match. The following season, he appeared regularly for Gillingham, and was a regular member of the starting eleven for the rest of his time at the club.


His primary position was at the back though sometimes played up front and was occasionally used as an emergency striker with some success,<ref>{{cite news | title = Gills consider loan signing | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 18 August 2003 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/3161081.stm | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref> scoring twice in one game against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].
His primary position was at the back though sometimes played up front and was occasionally used as an emergency striker with some success,<ref>{{cite news | title = Gills consider loan signing | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 18 August 2003 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/3161081.stm | access-date = 24 April 2007 }}</ref> scoring twice in a 2–1 win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the last game of the 2002–03 season, a result which helped Gillingham to its highest ever league finish of 11th in the second tier. Nosworthy was named as the Kent side's Player of the Season for 2002–03.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2003-05-04 |title=Gillingham 2-1 Palace |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/2967953.stm |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref>


Nosworthy's contract expired at the end of the [[2004-05 in English football|2004–05]] season, which saw Gillingham [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to [[Football League One|League One]]. Keen to play at a higher level, and aware of interest from other clubs,<ref name="ALS140">{{cite web | last = McFadden | first = Martyn | title = Nyron interview | work = A Love Supreme |date=November 2005 | url = http://www.a-love-supreme.com/archive/archive140.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070403152029/http://www.a-love-supreme.com/archive/archive140.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 3 April 2007}}</ref> he chose not to accept a new deal with the club so left as a [[Bosman ruling|free agent]].
Nosworthy's contract expired at the end of the [[2004-05 in English football|2004–05 season]], which saw Gillingham [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to [[Football League One|League One]]. Keen to play at a higher level, and aware of interest from other clubs,<ref name="ALS140">{{cite web|last=McFadden |first=Martyn |title=Nyron interview |work=A Love Supreme |date=November 2005 |url=http://www.a-love-supreme.com/archive/archive140.htm |access-date=24 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403152029/http://www.a-love-supreme.com/archive/archive140.htm |archive-date=3 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> he chose not to accept a new deal with the club so left as a [[Bosman ruling|free agent]].
[[File:Nyron nosworthy.jpg|thumb|left|125px|alt=|Nosworthy playing for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2007]]
[[File:Nyron nosworthy.jpg|thumb|left|125px|alt=|Nosworthy playing for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2007]]


===Sunderland===
===Sunderland===
Nosworthy signed for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on a [[free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 13 June 2005. Expecting to start as backup to regular right back [[Stephen Wright (English footballer)|Stephen Wright]], he was introduced to the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] rather sooner than anticipated when Wright sustained a serious knee injury after only one game.<ref>{{cite news | title = McCarthy hopes to have a fit Kyle back for new year | work = [[The Northern Echo]] | date = 19 August 2005 | url = http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/8/19/204028.html | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref>
Nosworthy signed for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on a [[free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 13 June 2005. Expecting to start as backup to regular right back [[Stephen Wright (English footballer)|Stephen Wright]], he was introduced to the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] rather sooner than anticipated when Wright sustained a serious knee injury after only one game.<ref>{{cite news | title = McCarthy hopes to have a fit Kyle back for new year | work = [[The Northern Echo]] | date = 19 August 2005 | url = http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/8/19/204028.html | access-date = 24 April 2007 }}</ref>
Nosworthy took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.<ref name="Guardian070421">{{cite news | last = Taylor | first = Louise | title = Nosworthy Keane to stress manager's role in rebirth | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 21 April 2007 | url = http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/04/21/nosworthy_keane_to_stress_mana.html | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref><ref name="Times070409">{{cite news | last = Caulkin | first = George | title = Sunderland dig heels in as past comes back to haunt McCarthy | work = The Times | date = 21 April 2007 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/championship/article1629492.ece | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Nosworthy took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.<ref name="Guardian070421">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/apr/21/newsstory.sport1 |title=Nosworthy Keane to stress manager's role in rebirth |last=Taylor |first=Louise |date=21 April 2007 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="Times070409">{{cite news | last = Caulkin | first = George | title = Sunderland dig heels in as past comes back to haunt McCarthy | work = The Times | date = 21 April 2007 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/championship/article1629492.ece | access-date = 24 April 2007 }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


In January 2007, new manager [[Roy Keane]] moved him to play at centre half instead of at full back. Nosworthy claimed that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence improved his game.<ref name="Guardian070421" /> This improvement, which was also acknowledged by his then manager,<ref name="Times070409" /> combined with consistency of performance in his new role, led the club to extend his contract until June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | last = Alexander | first = Nick | title = Nosworthy signs new deal | publisher = Sunderland A.F.C. | date = 5 April 2007 | url = http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=12124 | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref> He was subsequently voted Sunderland's Player of the Season for 2006–07 despite facing stiff competition and mainly due to his improved performances that season.<ref name="ALS140" /> Sunderland fans famously used to chant " they tried to get the ball past Nyron but he said no no no" to the tune of Amy Winehouse's [[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|"Rehab"]], he also acted as the club's "Kick It Out" [[Football Against Racism in Europe|anti-racism campaign]] ambassador during this period.<ref name="kick it out">{{cite web | title = Black Cats back anti-racism week | publisher = Sunderland A.F.C. | date = 20 October 2006 | url = http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=10787 | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref>
In January 2007, new manager [[Roy Keane]] moved him to play at centre half instead of at full back. Nosworthy claimed that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence improved his game.<ref name="Guardian070421" /> This improvement, which was also acknowledged by his then manager,<ref name="Times070409" /> combined with consistency of performance in his new role, led the club to extend his contract until June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | last = Alexander | first = Nick | title = Nosworthy signs new deal | publisher = Sunderland A.F.C. | date = 5 April 2007 | url = http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=12124 | access-date = 24 April 2007 }}</ref> He was subsequently voted Sunderland's Player of the Season for 2006–07 despite facing stiff competition and mainly due to his improved performances that season.<ref name="ALS140" /> Sunderland fans famously used to chant " they tried to get the ball past Nyron but he said no no no" to the tune of Amy Winehouse's [[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|"Rehab"]], he also acted as the club's "Kick It Out" [[Football Against Racism in Europe|anti-racism campaign]] ambassador during this period.<ref name="kick it out">{{cite web | title = Black Cats back anti-racism week | publisher = Sunderland A.F.C. | date = 20 October 2006 | url = http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=10787 | access-date = 24 April 2007 }}</ref>
[[File:Nyron Nosy SUFC Jon Candy Owned Image.png|thumb|left|120px|alt=|Nosworthy playing for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].]]
[[File:Nyron Nosy SUFC Jon Candy Owned Image.png|thumb|left|120px|alt=|Nosworthy playing for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].]]


Nosworthy remained with Sunderland, playing regularly through relegation and subsequent promotion back to the Premier League. With the arrival of new manager [[Steve Bruce]] he found his appearances became more limited and he was eventually allowed to leave on loan to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in February 2010, agreeing a deal to remain with the Blades until the end of the season.<ref name="blades switch">{{cite web | title = Nosworthy deal completed | publisher =Sheffield United F.C. | date = 1 February 2010 | url = http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | accessdate = 2010-02-01 }}</ref> He stayed the remainder of the season at [[Bramall Lane]], playing 19 times at centre half and right back.
Nosworthy remained with Sunderland, playing regularly through relegation and subsequent promotion back to the Premier League. With the arrival of new manager [[Steve Bruce]] he found his appearances became more limited and he was eventually allowed to leave on loan to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in February 2010, agreeing a deal to remain with the Blades until the end of the season.<ref name="blades switch">{{cite web | title = Nosworthy deal completed | publisher = Sheffield United F.C. | date = 1 February 2010 | url = http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | access-date = 1 February 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100203054711/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | archive-date = 3 February 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He stayed the remainder of the season at [[Bramall Lane]], playing 19 times at centre half and right back.


In July 2010 he was again loaned to Sheffield United on a season long loan deal without a recall clause.<ref name="blades second loan">{{cite web | title = Sheffield United sign sign Sunderland's Nyron Nosworthy | publisher =Sheffield United F.C. | date = 21 July 2010 | url = http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | accessdate = 2010-07-21 }}</ref> He was a regular starter in the Blades back four for most of the season but with the team in freefall, and all but relegated, he was released early from his loan deal and returned to Sunderland in mid-April 2011, having played a further thirty two times for the Yorkshire club.<ref name="blades terminate loan">{{cite web |url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2340465,00.html |title=Loan duo return |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=16 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-17}}</ref>
In July 2010 he was again loaned to Sheffield United on a season long loan deal without a recall clause.<ref name="blades second loan">{{cite web | title = Sheffield United sign sign Sunderland's Nyron Nosworthy | publisher = Sheffield United F.C. | date = 21 July 2010 | url = http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | access-date = 21 July 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100409110358/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1952177,00.html | archive-date = 9 April 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He was a regular starter in the Blades back four for most of the season but with the team in freefall, and all but relegated, he was released early from his loan deal and returned to Sunderland in mid-April 2011, having played a further thirty two times for the Yorkshire club.<ref name="blades terminate loan">{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2340465,00.html |title=Loan duo return |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=16 April 2011 |access-date=2011-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206130037/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2340465,00.html |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}</ref>


===Watford===
===Watford===
After falling out of favour at Sunderland once again, it was confirmed on 28 October 2011 that he had joined [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on loan until 8 January 2012. He made 12 league appearances including a 4–2 victory over [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]] in the FA Cup third round, a day before his loan was due to end. Shortly after the end of his loan, Nosworthy signed permanently for Watford on 10 January 2012, on a two and a half year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2571893,00.html|title=Official: Nosworthy joins Hornets on permanent deal|accessdate=10 January 2012|date=10 January 2012|publisher=Watford Football Club}}</ref>
After falling out of favour at Sunderland once again, it was confirmed on 28 October 2011 that he had joined [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on loan until 8 January 2012. He made 12 league appearances including a 4–2 victory over [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]] in the FA Cup third round, a day before his loan was due to end. Shortly after the end of his loan, Nosworthy signed permanently for Watford on 10 January 2012, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2571893,00.html|title=Official: Nosworthy joins Hornets on permanent deal|access-date=10 January 2012|date=10 January 2012|publisher=Watford Football Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113011829/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2571893,00.html|archive-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>


Nosworthy scored his first Watford goal in a 3–2 win against Burnley on 3 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17162959|title=Watford 3–2 Burnley|accessdate=9 April 2012|date=3 March 2012|publisher=BBC Football}}</ref> It was his first goal in almost nine years. He also scored an own goal in the same game which gave Burnley a 2–0 lead in the 50th minute. Nosworthy played was an important part of [[Gianfranco Zola]]'s squad during the 2012/13 season, making 19 league appearances before injuring his Achilles whilst on international duty with Jamaica in March 2013 – effectively ending his season.
Nosworthy scored his first Watford goal in a 3–2 win against Burnley on 3 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17162959|title=Watford 3–2 Burnley|access-date=9 April 2012|date=3 March 2012|publisher=BBC Football}}</ref> It was his first goal in almost nine years. He also scored an own goal in the same game which gave Burnley a 2–0 lead in the 50th minute. Nosworthy played was an important part of [[Gianfranco Zola]]'s squad during the 2012–13 season, making 19 league appearances before injuring his Achilles whilst on international duty with Jamaica in March 2013 – effectively ending his season.


Nosworthy returned from his injury to play five successive league games in late 2013. However, upon Zola's departure he found himself out of favour and later joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season. Nosworthy was released by Watford in June 2014, after two and a half years at Vicarage Road.
Nosworthy returned from his injury to play five successive league games in late 2013. However, upon Zola's departure he found himself out of favour and later joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season. Nosworthy was released by Watford in June 2014, after two and a half years at Vicarage Road.


On 14 March 2014, Nosworthy joined [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on an initial 30-day loan period.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nosworthy arrives on loan|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140314-nyronnosworthy-1420956.aspx|publisher=Bristol City F.C.|date=14 March 2014|accessdate=20 July 2014}}</ref> and made his Bristol City debut in a 0–0 draw at home to [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] The following day.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26492996</ref> The loan was extended until the end of the [[2013–14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14 season]] in April.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nosworthy extends City stay|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140411-nyronnosworthy-1480729.aspx|publisher=Bristol City F.C.|date=11 April 2014|accessdate=20 July 2014}}</ref>
On 14 March 2014, Nosworthy joined [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on an initial 30-day loan period.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140314-nyronnosworthy-1420956.aspx |title=Nosworthy arrives on loan |date=14 March 2014 |publisher=Bristol City F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921092508/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140314-nyronnosworthy-1420956.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref> and made his Bristol City debut in a 0–0 draw at home to [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26492996|title=Bristol City 0–0 Swindon Town|first=Brendon Mitchell BBC Sport at Ashton|last=Gate|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> The loan was extended until the end of the [[2013–14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14 season]] in April.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140411-nyronnosworthy-1480729.aspx |title=Nosworthy extends City stay |date=11 April 2014 |publisher=Bristol City F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205122/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140411-nyronnosworthy-1480729.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>

===Blackpool===

Nosworthy joined [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]]'s [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in November 2014, in a short-term deal until January 2015.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30145656 "Nyron Nosworthy: Blackpool sign former Watford defender"] – BBC Sport, 21 November 2014</ref> Nosworthy was among the 17 players released by Blackpool following their relegation to [[Football League One|League One]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32794959|title=Blackpool: Nile Ranger stays on as 17 players are released|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===Portsmouth===
On 19 March 2015 Nosworthy was loaned to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/portsmouth-sign-nyron-nosworthy-and-cole-kpekawa-on-loan-2345810.aspx|title=Blues swoop for Nosworthy and Kpekawa|publisher=Portsmouth FC|date=19 March 2015|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref>

===Dagenham & Redbridge===
In June 2015, Nosworthy signed for League Two side [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daggers.co.uk//news/article/nyron-nosworthy-signs-one-year-dagenham-and-redbridge-deal-2514983.aspx |title=Defender Joins Daggers |date=30 June 2015 |publisher=Dagenham & Redbridge FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052210/http://www.daggers.co.uk//news/article/nyron-nosworthy-signs-one-year-dagenham-and-redbridge-deal-2514983.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref>

Nosworthy retired from football in February 2016 after losing his place in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/sport/football/dagenham-and-redbridge/still_backs_daggers_to_rise_against_wycombe_1_4411407|title=Still Backs Daggers to Rise Against Wycombe|publisher=Barking & Dagenham Post|date=9 February 2016|access-date=9 February 2016}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Nosworthy stated his ambitions to play international football for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]], his father's country.<ref name="SAFCwebchat2" /> He was also eligible to play for [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] through his mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/nyron-nosworthy-reggae-boyz-defender/|title=Nyron Nosworthy : Reggae Boyz Defender|accessdate=19 November 2012|publisher=Jamaica Football Federation}}</ref>
Nosworthy stated his ambitions to play international football for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]], his father's country. He was also eligible to play for [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] through his mother.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/nyron-nosworthy-reggae-boyz-defender/ |title=Nyron Nosworthy : Reggae Boyz Defender |publisher=Jamaica Football Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706110333/http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/nyron-nosworthy-reggae-boyz-defender/ |archive-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=usurped |access-date=19 November 2012 }}</ref> On 4 October 2007 Nosworthy received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=13300|title=News}}</ref> Nosworthy received another call up in May 2012 along with Watford teammate [[Adrian Mariappa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9704371.Watford_duo_called_up_by_Jamaica/|title=Watford defenders Adrian Mariappa and Nyron Nosworthy called up by Jamaica|access-date=19 May 2012|date=14 May 2012|publisher=Watford Observer}}</ref> He made his international debut for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] against [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] on 19 May 2012. Nosworthy scored his first goal for Jamaica in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup]] qualifier against [[Antigua and Barbuda national football team|Antigua and Barbuda]], Jamaica won the game 4–1.
He is a strong supporter of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nyron Nosworthy webchat|publisher=Sunderland A.F.C.|date=10 February 2006|url=http://www.safc.com/home/?page_id=8972|accessdate=24 April 2007}}</ref> On 4 October 2007 Nosworthy received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]].<ref>[http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=13300 Nyron gets Jamaica call]</ref> Nosworthy received another call up to [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica's international team]] in May 2012 along with teammate [[Adrian Mariappa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9704371.Watford_duo_called_up_by_Jamaica/|title=Watford defenders Adrian Mariappa and Nyron Nosworthy called up by Jamaica|accessdate=19 May 2012|date=14 May 2012|publisher=Watford Observer}}</ref> He made his international debut for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] against [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] on 19 May 2012. Nosworthy scored his first goal for Jamaica in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup]] qualifier against [[Antigua and Barbuda national football team|Antigua and Barbuda]], Jamaica won the game 4–1.


Nosworthy was called up to the [[2014 Caribbean Cup]] squad and played in Jamaica's opening game against [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Boyz--Martinique-chisel-1-1-draw-in-Caribbean-Cup |title=Boyz, Martinique chisel 1–1 draw in Caribbean Cup |last=Williams |first=Sean |date=13 November 2014 |publisher=Observer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115221336/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Boyz--Martinique-chisel-1-1-draw-in-Caribbean-Cup |archive-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
==Career statistics==


== Personal life ==
{{updated|3 May 2014}}
Nosworthy is a cousin of footballer [[Ethan Pinnock]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/july/ethan-pinnock-10-things/|title=Get to Know: Ethan Pinnock|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> He is a strong supporter of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|date=10 February 2006|title=Nyron Nosworthy webchat|url=http://www.safc.com/home/?page_id=8972|access-date=24 April 2007|publisher=Sunderland A.F.C.}}</ref>

==Career statistics==


===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!colspan=3|Club Performance!!colspan=2|League!!colspan=2|Cup!!colspan=2|League Cup!!colspan=2|Other!!colspan=2|Total
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Season!!Club!!League!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[1998-99 in English football|1998–99]]||rowspan="7"|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]||rowspan="2"|[[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|rowspan="8"|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
|[[1998–99 Gillingham F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 1998/1999">{{Soccerbase season|15462|1998|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT>Appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||4||0
|-
|-
|[[1999–2000 Gillingham F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 1999/2000">{{Soccerbase season|15462|1999|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]]||30||1||8||0||3||0||1||0||43||0
|Second Division
|29||1||8||0||3||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP>One appearance in [[Football League One|League One]] play-offs, one in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||42||1
|-
|-
|[[2000-01 Gillingham F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2000/2001">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2000|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2000-01 in English football|2000–01]]||rowspan="4"|[[Football League First Division|Division 1]]||10||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|10||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
|-
|[[2001-02 Gillingham F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2001/2002">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2001|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2001-02 in English football|2001–02]]||29||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||31||0
|First Division
|29||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||31||0
|-
|-
|[[2002-03 Gillingham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2002/2003">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2002|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2002-03 in English football|2002–03]]||39||2||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|First Division
|39||2||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||43||2
|-
|-
|[[2003-04 Gillingham F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2003/2004">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2003|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]]||27||2||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|First Division
|27||2||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|-
|[[2004-05 Gillingham F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2004/2005">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2004|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2004-05 in English football|2004–05]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||37||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|37||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|-
|-
!1998-05!!colspan="2"|Gillingham Total!!175!!5!!14!!0!!8!!1!!2!!0!!199!!6
!colspan="2"|Total
!174!!5!!14!!0!!8!!1!!3!!0!!199!!6
|-
|-
|[[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]]||rowspan="5"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]||rowspan="1"|[[Premier League]]||30||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
|rowspan="8"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[2005-06 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2005/2006">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2005|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|30||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
|-
|-
|[[2006-07 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2006/2007">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2006|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||29||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0
|Championship
|29||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0
|-
|-
|[[2007-08 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2007|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]]||rowspan="3"|[[Premier League]]||29||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
|Premier League
|29||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||0
|-
|-
|[[2008-09 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2008|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2008-09 in English football|2008–09]]||16||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|Premier League
|16||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
|-
|[[2009-10 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2009/2010">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2009|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2009-10 in English football|2009–10]]||10||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|Premier League
|10||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|-
|[[2010-11 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2010/2011"/>
!2005–10!!colspan="2"|Sunderland Total!!114!!0!!2!!0!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!124!!0
|Premier League
|0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|-
|[[2011-12 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2011/2012"/>
|[[2009-10 in English football|2009–10]]||rowspan="2"|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)||rowspan="2"|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||19||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0
|Premier League
|0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2010-11 in English football|2010–11]]||32||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
!114!!0!!2!!0!!9!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!125!!0
|-
|-
!2010–11!!colspan="2"|Sheffield United Total (loan)!!51!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!51!!0
|rowspan="3"|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
|[[2009-10 Sheffield United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2009/2010"/>
|Championship
|19||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0
|-
|-
|[[2010-11 Sheffield United F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2010|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2011-12 in English football|2011–12]]||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||12||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|Championship
|32||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2011-12 in English football|2011–12]]||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||20||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||2
!51!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!51!!0
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|[[2012-13 in English football|2012–13]]||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||19||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0
|[[2011-12 Watford F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2011|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|32||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2
|-
|-
|[[2012-13 Watford F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2012|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[2013-14 in English football|2013–14]]||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|Championship
|19||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||21||0
|-
|-
|[[2013-14 Watford F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2013|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
!2011–2014!!colspan="2"|Watford Total!!56!!2!!4!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!61!!2
|Championship
|5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2013-14 in English football|2013–14]]||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)||[[Football League One|League One]]||10||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||1
!56!!2!!4!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!61!!2
|-
|-
!2014!!colspan="2"|Bristol City Total (loan)!!10!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!1
|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2013/2014"/>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|10||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
|-
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
!rowspan=1|Total!!colspan=2|England!!406!!8!!16!!0!!16!!1!!2!!0!!448!!9
|[[2014–15 Blackpool F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2014|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|-
|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan)
!colspan=3|Career Total!!406!!8!!16!!0!!16!!1!!2!!0!!448!!9
|[[2014–15 Portsmouth F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2014/2015"/>
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|[[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]]
|[[2015–16 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Nyron Nosworthy in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|15462|2015|name=Nyron Nosworthy|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref>
|League Two
|17||1||5||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||24||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!434!!9!!25!!0!!19!!1!!4!!0!!482!!10
|}
|}


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==Honours and awards==

===International===
{{updated|match played 16 November 2014.}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=47624|name=Nyron Nosrworthy|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
|2012||8||1
|-
|2013||2||0
|-
|2014||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!14!!1
|}

===International goals===
:''Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nosworthy goal.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" | Date
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Opponent
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Competition
|-
!scope="row"|1
|| 16 October 2012 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || {{fb|ATG}} || 2–0 || 4–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Gillingham'''

* [[Football League Second Division play-offs]]: [[2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final|2000]]

'''Sunderland'''
'''Sunderland'''

*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2006–07 Football League Championship|2006–07]]
* [[Football League Championship]]: [[2006–07 Football League Championship|2006–07]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=England 2006/2007 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2006-07.html |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

'''Individual'''

* Gillingham Young Player of the Season: 2001–02<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-04-14 |title=Gills skipper collects glittering prizes |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/gills-skipper-collects-glitterin-a3121/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Kent Online |language=en}}</ref>
* Gillingham Player of the Season: 2002–03<ref name=":0" />
* North-East Football Writers' Player of the Year: 2006–07<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Frank |date=2011-11-04 |title=Watford signing faces most important months of career |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9343920.sunderland-and-watford-defender-nyron-nosworthy-emerges-from-toughest-spell-of-career/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=[[Watford Observer]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Sunderland Player of the Season: [[2006–07 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="ALS140" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*[http://www.safc.com/team/?page_id=2623&player_id=121 Profile at Sunderland A.F.C.]
*{{soccerbase|id=15462|name=Nyron Nosworthy}}


{{Gillingham F.C. Player of the Year}}
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|NAME =Nosworthy, Nyron
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Nosworthy, Nyron Paul Henry
|SHORT DESCRIPTION =Footballer
|DATE OF BIRTH =11 October 1980
|PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Brixton]], England
|DATE OF DEATH =
|PLACE OF DEATH =
}}


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Nyron Nosworthy
Nosworthy playing for Watford in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-11) 11 October 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Brixton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998– Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005 Gillingham 174 (5)
2005–2012 Sunderland 114 (0)
2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2011 → Sheffield United (loan) 32 (0)
2011–2012 → Watford (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2014 Watford 44 (2)
2014 → Bristol City (loan) 10 (1)
2014–2015 Blackpool 5 (0)
2015 → Portsmouth (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 17 (1)
Total 434 (9)
International career
2012–2014 Jamaica 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy (born 11 October 1980) is a former professional footballer. After beginning his career with Gillingham, he moved to Sunderland in 2005 with whom he played in the Premier League. After two lengthy loan spells with Sheffield United he made a permanent switch to Watford in 2012 but was released in the summer of 2014 after a loan to Bristol City. Nosworthy represented Jamaica at international level, playing fourteen games and scoring once.

Early years

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Nosworthy was born in Brixton, South London, to a Jamaican father and a Guyanese mother.[3] He attended St Thomas the Apostle College in Nunhead. After leaving school at 16 Nosworthy worked as a cleaner in the City of London.[4]

He grew up a fan of Arsenal, appreciating fellow South London-born Black British players such as Paul Davis and David Rocastle.[4]

Club career

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Gillingham

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Nosworthy began his career as a trainee at Gillingham from the age of 18.[4] As a junior player Nosworthy played initially as a midfielder, but his first team debut, on 28 November 1999 against Fulham, came in attack. His first team debut was unusual in that he came on as a first-half substitute but was himself substituted later in the match.[5] Following this Nosworthy made appearances in wide midfield and at left-back and centre-back before cementing his position as a right-back towards the end of the 2000–01 season.[4][6] The following season, he appeared regularly, and was named as the club's Young Player of the Season.[7]

His primary position was at the back though sometimes played up front and was occasionally used as an emergency striker with some success,[8] scoring twice in a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace in the last game of the 2002–03 season, a result which helped Gillingham to its highest ever league finish of 11th in the second tier. Nosworthy was named as the Kent side's Player of the Season for 2002–03.[9]

Nosworthy's contract expired at the end of the 2004–05 season, which saw Gillingham relegated to League One. Keen to play at a higher level, and aware of interest from other clubs,[10] he chose not to accept a new deal with the club so left as a free agent.

Nosworthy playing for Sunderland in 2007

Sunderland

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Nosworthy signed for Sunderland on a free transfer on 13 June 2005. Expecting to start as backup to regular right back Stephen Wright, he was introduced to the FA Premier League rather sooner than anticipated when Wright sustained a serious knee injury after only one game.[11] Nosworthy took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.[12][13]

In January 2007, new manager Roy Keane moved him to play at centre half instead of at full back. Nosworthy claimed that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence improved his game.[12] This improvement, which was also acknowledged by his then manager,[13] combined with consistency of performance in his new role, led the club to extend his contract until June 2010.[14] He was subsequently voted Sunderland's Player of the Season for 2006–07 despite facing stiff competition and mainly due to his improved performances that season.[10] Sunderland fans famously used to chant " they tried to get the ball past Nyron but he said no no no" to the tune of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab", he also acted as the club's "Kick It Out" anti-racism campaign ambassador during this period.[15]

Nosworthy playing for Sheffield United.

Nosworthy remained with Sunderland, playing regularly through relegation and subsequent promotion back to the Premier League. With the arrival of new manager Steve Bruce he found his appearances became more limited and he was eventually allowed to leave on loan to Sheffield United in February 2010, agreeing a deal to remain with the Blades until the end of the season.[16] He stayed the remainder of the season at Bramall Lane, playing 19 times at centre half and right back.

In July 2010 he was again loaned to Sheffield United on a season long loan deal without a recall clause.[17] He was a regular starter in the Blades back four for most of the season but with the team in freefall, and all but relegated, he was released early from his loan deal and returned to Sunderland in mid-April 2011, having played a further thirty two times for the Yorkshire club.[18]

Watford

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After falling out of favour at Sunderland once again, it was confirmed on 28 October 2011 that he had joined Watford on loan until 8 January 2012. He made 12 league appearances including a 4–2 victory over Bradford City in the FA Cup third round, a day before his loan was due to end. Shortly after the end of his loan, Nosworthy signed permanently for Watford on 10 January 2012, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[19]

Nosworthy scored his first Watford goal in a 3–2 win against Burnley on 3 March 2012.[20] It was his first goal in almost nine years. He also scored an own goal in the same game which gave Burnley a 2–0 lead in the 50th minute. Nosworthy played was an important part of Gianfranco Zola's squad during the 2012–13 season, making 19 league appearances before injuring his Achilles whilst on international duty with Jamaica in March 2013 – effectively ending his season.

Nosworthy returned from his injury to play five successive league games in late 2013. However, upon Zola's departure he found himself out of favour and later joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season. Nosworthy was released by Watford in June 2014, after two and a half years at Vicarage Road.

On 14 March 2014, Nosworthy joined League One side Bristol City on an initial 30-day loan period.[21] and made his Bristol City debut in a 0–0 draw at home to Swindon Town the following day.[22] The loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season in April.[23]

Blackpool

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Nosworthy joined Lee Clark's Blackpool in November 2014, in a short-term deal until January 2015.[24] Nosworthy was among the 17 players released by Blackpool following their relegation to League One in 2015.[25]

Portsmouth

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On 19 March 2015 Nosworthy was loaned to Portsmouth until the end of the season.[26]

Dagenham & Redbridge

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In June 2015, Nosworthy signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year deal.[27]

Nosworthy retired from football in February 2016 after losing his place in the team.[28]

International career

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Nosworthy stated his ambitions to play international football for Jamaica, his father's country. He was also eligible to play for Guyana through his mother.[3] On 4 October 2007 Nosworthy received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against Ghana and Honduras.[29] Nosworthy received another call up in May 2012 along with Watford teammate Adrian Mariappa.[30] He made his international debut for Jamaica against Guyana on 19 May 2012. Nosworthy scored his first goal for Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica won the game 4–1.

Nosworthy was called up to the 2014 Caribbean Cup squad and played in Jamaica's opening game against Martinique.[31]

Personal life

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Nosworthy is a cousin of footballer Ethan Pinnock.[32] He is a strong supporter of Arsenal.[33]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 1998–99[5] Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
1999–2000[34] Second Division 29 1 8 0 3 0 2[b] 0 42 1
2000–01[35] First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
2001–02[7] First Division 29 0 2 0 0 0 — 31 0
2002–03[36] First Division 39 2 2 0 2 0 — 43 2
2003–04[37] First Division 27 2 2 0 3 1 — 32 3
2004–05[38] Championship 37 0 0 0 0 0 — 37 0
Total 174 5 14 0 8 1 3 0 199 6
Sunderland 2005–06[39] Premier League 30 0 0 0 2 0 — 32 0
2006–07[40] Championship 29 0 0 0 0 0 — 29 0
2007–08[41] Premier League 29 0 1 0 1 0 — 31 0
2008–09[42] Premier League 16 0 1 0 3 0 — 20 0
2009–10[43] Premier League 10 0 0 0 3 0 — 13 0
2010–11[44] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
2011–12[45] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 114 0 2 0 9 0 — 125 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2009–10[43] Championship 19 0 — — — 19 0
2010–11[44] Championship 32 0 0 0 0 0 — 32 0
Total 51 0 0 0 0 0 — 51 0
Watford 2011–12[45] Championship 32 2 2 0 — — 34 2
2012–13[46] Championship 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2013–14[47] Championship 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 56 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 61 2
Bristol City (loan) 2013–14[47] League One 10 1 — — — 10 1
Blackpool 2014–15[48] Championship 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2014–15[48] League Two 7 0 — — — 7 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[49] League Two 17 1 5 0 1 0 1[a] 0 24 1
Career total 434 9 25 0 19 1 4 0 482 10
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in League One play-offs, one in Football League Trophy

International

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As of match played 16 November 2014.[50]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2012 8 1
2013 2 0
2014 4 0
Total 14 1

International goals

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Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nosworthy goal.[50]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2012 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Gillingham

Sunderland

Individual

  • Gillingham Young Player of the Season: 2001–02[52]
  • Gillingham Player of the Season: 2002–03[9]
  • North-East Football Writers' Player of the Year: 2006–07[53]
  • Sunderland Player of the Season: 2006–07[10]

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