1. Nyron Nosworthy was born in Brixton, South London, to a Jamaican father and a Guyanese mother.
24 Facts About Nyron Nosworthy
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Nyron Nosworthy attended St Thomas the Apostle College in Nunhead.
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Nyron Nosworthy grew up a fan of Arsenal, appreciating fellow South London-born Black British players such as Paul Davis and David Rocastle.
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Nyron Nosworthy began his career as a trainee at Gillingham from the age of 18.
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Nyron Nosworthy signed for Sunderland on a free transfer on 13 June 2005.
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Nyron Nosworthy took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.
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Nyron Nosworthy claimed that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence improved his game.
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Nyron Nosworthy remained with Sunderland, playing regularly through relegation and subsequent promotion back to the Premier League.
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Nyron Nosworthy stayed the remainder of the season at Bramall Lane, playing 19 times at centre half and right back.
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Nyron Nosworthy 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.
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Shortly after the end of his loan, Nyron Nosworthy signed permanently for Watford on 10 January 2012, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Nyron Nosworthy returned from his injury to play five successive league games in late 2013.
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Nyron Nosworthy was released by Watford in June 2014, after two and a half years at Vicarage Road.
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On 14 March 2014, Nyron Nosworthy joined League One side Bristol City on an initial 30-day loan period.
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Nyron Nosworthy joined Lee Clark's Blackpool in November 2014, in a short-term deal until January 2015.
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Nyron Nosworthy was among the 17 players released by Blackpool following their relegation to League One in 2015.
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On 19 March 2015, Nyron Nosworthy was loaned to Portsmouth until the end of the season.
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Nyron Nosworthy retired from football in February 2016 after losing his place in the team.
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Nyron Nosworthy stated his ambitions to play international football for Jamaica, his father's country.
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Nyron Nosworthy was eligible to play for Guyana through his mother.
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On 4 October 2007, Nyron Nosworthy received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against Ghana and Honduras.
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Nyron Nosworthy received another call up in May 2012 along with Watford teammate Adrian Mariappa.
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Nyron Nosworthy made his international debut for Jamaica against Guyana on 19 May 2012.
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Nyron Nosworthy was called up to the 2014 Caribbean Cup squad and played in Jamaica's opening game against Martinique.