renewed. Hartlepool United Nish signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer on 27 June 2011. Nish missed a penalty in Hartlepool's League Cup first round penalty shoot-out defeat to Sheffield United. Nish scored his first goal for Hartlepool in the 1–1 draw against Walsall on 13 August 2011. Nish then scored two goals in a 3–0 win over Bury during the month of September. Nish sustained an injury against Charlton in October 2011 that prevented him from playing for two months, during which time Hartlepool appointed a new manager. Nish did not feature often under the club's new manager Neale Cooper, a former player of Aberdeen and Rangers. Nish's former club Kilmarnock attempted to sign Nish on loan during August 2012, after Paul Heffernan suffered an injury but were unfortunately unable to secure his services. Dundee signed Nish on loan until January 2013. Nish scored two goals for a struggling Dundee team during his initial loan spell, which was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season. Hartlepool announced on 7 May 2013 that Nish's contract would not be renewed for the 2013–14 season. Dumbarton Nish signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton in August 2013. As well as playing for the first team, Nish would also be in-charge of Dumbarton's under-19s. Nish scored one goal and created another in his debut for Dumbarton, in a 3–1 win over Morton on 24 August 2013. On 26 June 2014 Nish signed a new one-year deal with the Sons following a productive second half to the season which included the goal which took the Sons to their first Scottish Cup quarter final in over 30 years. Nish departed Dumbarton in January 2015. Cowdenbeath Nish joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath in January 2015 on an 18-month contract following his release from Dumbarton. Coaching career On 2 June 2015, Nish was named as the new player-manager of Scottish League One club Cowdenbeath, following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl. Nish's tenure lasted only one season however, with the club suffering their second successive relegation, this time to Scottish League Two. His contract was terminated in May 2016, less than a year after his appointment. He then took a position coaching youth players at Hibernian. After a few years of coaching Hibernian youth and reserve teams, Nish became the manager of Lowland League side Tranent Juniors in September 2022. Managerial statistics See also List of Scottish