George Nurse (footballer)

George Damien Nurse (born 30 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town.

George Nurse
Personal information
Full name George Damien Nurse[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2018 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Bristol City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 40 (2)
2019–2020 → Newport County (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2021 → Walsall (loan) 10 (1)
2021– Shrewsbury Town 55 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

On 12 July 2019, Nurse joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan.[3] He made his debut for Newport on 13 August 2019 in the starting line up for the EFL Cup first round win against Gillingham.[4] On 5 October 2019 Nurse scored his first goal for Newport, the 96th minute winning goal in the League Two 1–0 win against Carlisle United.[5]

On 7 August 2020, Nurse signed for League Two side Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[6]

On 28 July 2021, Nurse joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[7] On 24 September 2022, Nurse went off injured after an hour in a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion,[8] the injury later revealed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2018–19[10] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[11] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[12] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2018–19[13][14] National League South 40251—5[lower-alpha 1]2505
Newport County (loan) 2019–20[11] League Two 17130105[lower-alpha 2]0261
Walsall (loan) 2020–21[12] League Two 10100102[lower-alpha 2]0131
Shrewsbury Town 2021–22[15] League One 45030203[lower-alpha 2]0530
2022–23[16] League One 10000201[lower-alpha 2]0130
2023–24[17] League One 0000000000
Total 550304040660
Career total 1224111601621557
  1. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. George Nurse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Newport County sign defenders Haynes and Nurse". BBC Sport. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Carabao Cup: Gillingham 2–2 Newport County (1–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. "Newport County 1–0 Carlisle United: George Nurse late winner comes to Exile's aid". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. "George Nurse: Walsall sign defender on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "George Nurse: Shrewsbury Town sign Bristol City full-back on two-year deal". BBC. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. "George Nurse: Full-back is second Shrewsbury player out for season with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. "Games played by George Nurse in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. "Games played by George Nurse in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "Games played by George Nurse in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  13. "G. Nurse: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. "George Nurse Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by George Nurse in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  16. "Games played by George Nurse in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  17. "Games played by George Nurse in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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