With a dry chuckle, one might say that Nicky Hogarth is doing his level best to weather the unforgiving storm of Scottish football. Born on Glasgow's proverbial doorstep on the 4th of July 2001, Hogarth presents an interesting study of a modern goalkeeper. Standing at a fetching 5 foot 11 inches (or 1.82m for our continental friends), and clocking in at 11 stone 6lb (about 73kg in those new-fangled measures), he's far from the looming giants of old.
Currently sporting the number 1 jersey over at Falkirk, his market value, for those of you interested in numbers and figures, hovers around a cool £128k. Willing to argue about accuracy? Have a gander at Transfermarkt to satisfy your scepticism.
His career path, somewhat amusingly, resembles that of a pinball bouncing left and right, from Rangers to a colourful buffet of loan deals. Initially joining Rangers as a trainee back in the safe times of 2017, he then flittered between Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath on a loan basis in 2020. The big-dollar bill stickers down at Nottingham Forest saw something worth investing in and signed him up in 2021. Too good to reserve in the Forest though, he promptly found himself ricocheted back to our endearing Scottish tiers with Falkirk, initially on loan in August 2022.
On the pitch performance, you ask? Hogarth in the net for Falkirk has been as reliable as a soggy biscuit. In his debut season with Falkirk (2022-2023), he managed to sharpen his boots for a mere 15 first-team appearances. Season 2024-2025 saw a bit of an improvement with 36 appearances, while current affairs show us a less than stellar single first-team appearance for 2025-2026. Maybe it's the kilt-weather, eh?
Then, as if to put a mock cherry on a farcical cake, Nottingham Forest handed him over to Falkirk - signed, sealed, delivered - in July 2023. A move as unexpected as a Scottish summer, perhaps.
In league cup 2025-2026, Hogarth managed another set of two starts for Falkirk. So hats off to you, Nicky lad, let's raise a glass in a toast to your consistently inconsistent career.
