| Nicky Rust | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Charles Irwin Rust |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Ely, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 1993–1998 |
| Caps1: | 177 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1998 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1998 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Braintree Town |
| Clubs5: | Cambridge City |
| Clubs6: | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| Clubs7: | Cambridge City |
Nicholas Charles Irwin Rust (born 25 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who made 179 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnet.
Rust was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He came through the Arsenal youth system, and represented England at schoolboy and youth levels. He then joined Brighton & Hove Albion as an 18-year-old,[1] and went on to make 177 Football League appearances. He lost his place to Mark Ormerod during the 1996–97 season, when Brighton came close to losing their Football League status,[1] and was one of nine players released at the end of the following campaign.[2] He moved on to Barnet, conceded nine goals on debut, and appeared once more before giving up full-time football in favour of starting a building company, which he felt would provide more stability for his family.[3] [4] He continued to play non-league football, with a succession of more or less short-term deals at clubs including Hendon,[5] Braintree Town,[6] Dagenham & Redbridge,[7] and Cambridge City, where he acted as goalkeeping coach and played occasionally into the 2001–02 season.[4] [8]