Nicky Stanton
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| Full name | Nicky Stanton | |||||
| Born | March 18, 1989 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) | |||||
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| Position | Winger | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008–2008 | File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
 England Academy |
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Nicky Stanton (born 1989-03-18) plays for Leigh Centurions and was a member of the Wigan Warriors squad in 2008. His Position is Right Wing.
Has originally a footballing background and was snapped up to play rugby and started his career in the Wigan Warriors Junior Academy in 2006 making eleven appearances and scoring six tries. The following season Nicky was promoted to the Senior Academy and began a very impressive academy career. In 2007 he made twenty-one appearances for the Senior Academy and four appearances for the Junior Academy he scored a total of seventeen tries, sixteen tries in the Senior Academy and one. in the Junior Academy. Nicky was also discovered to be a very talented goal kicker and was made the first choice goal kicker for the Senior Academy scoring sixty-eight goals as long with another thirteen goals scored in the Junior Academy. In 2008 he was promoted to the Wigan Warriors first team and given the squad number 26 although he never played in any first team matches. He continued to play in the top grade of the academy system (which can become the Reserves League in 2008) he played ten games scoring eight tries and kicking sixty goals. Stanton was not able to break into the first team in 2008 due to wingers Pat Richards, Mark Calderwood and Liam Colbon all being picked ahead of him and with the signing of utility player Cameron Phelps meant his chances were even more limited. He was released from Wigan by mutual consent at the end of 2008 to peruse first team rugby with National League One side Leigh Centurions.
