A goalkeeper who always looked a bit on the short side, Nicky Eyre had a good grounding at Tottenham to allow him to pursue a career in the game after being released by the club.
Represented England at junior levels, but never got further than the reserves at Spurs, so moved on to Grays Athletic. Left the Essex Conference club to join league rivals Rushden & Diamonds and then on to Dagenham and Redbridge in February 2007. Was part of the squad that saw the Daggers promoted to the Football League, but in the summer of 2007, he was transferred to St. Albans City.