Nicky Lee Featherstone (born 22 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Hartlepool United.

He spent nine seasons with Hartlepool and was a member of the promotion-winning side in 2021 as well as suffering two relegations to non-League with the club.

He joined the Centre of Excellence at the age of eight and,[2] along with Will Atkinson, James Bennett and Matty Plummer, penned a two-and-a-half-year professional deal with the club in December 2006.

During the 2007–08 season, Featherstone featured as a second-half substitute for Hull City against Chelsea in the third round of the League Cup.

On 19 November 2009 Featherstone joined League Two outfit Grimsby Town on an initial month's loan.

[9] Featherstone joined League Two side Hereford United on an initial one-month loan on 4 November[10] and signed a permanent deal to stay at Edgar Street in January.

[11] Following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season which saw Hereford relegated to the Conference National division, Featherstone seemingly departed United having failed to respond to the club's offer of a new contract.

[16] On 31 October 2014, Featherstone returned to the Football League by signing with Hartlepool United on a short-term deal.

[24] In the play-off eliminator against Bromley, Featherstone played an excellent long ball through to Rhys Oates to open the scoring for Pools in a 3–2 win.

Following Hartlepool's relegation to the National League at the end of the season, Featherstone left the club on 28 July 2023 having made 380 appearances.

[30] Following Featherstone's departure, manager John Askey said "I may have only worked with Nicky for a few months but I know he will remembered as a club legend.

[35] Early in the 2024–25 season, Featherstone entered the top five appearance makers for Hartlepool describing it as "a very proud achievement".