out to Deon Burton of Scunthorpe United. He went on to make 29 appearances and score six goals during the 2013–14 League Two season, finishing the season as City's joint top goalscorer alongside Scot Bennett. Nichols scored the opening goal of Exeter's 2014–15 season with a 27th-minute volley in a 1–1 draw at home to Portsmouth on 9 August, but did not score again for Exeter until 26 October when he scored their second goal of a 2–0 victory away to Morecambe. He then scored five goals in his following four league matches across November 2014, leading to his nomination for the League Two Player of the Month award for that month, though it was instead given to David Worrall of Southend United. Nichols received a straight red card for kicking out at an opponent in Exeter's 1–1 draw at home to Morecambe on 28 March 2015, resulting in a three-match ban. He finished the season as the club's leading goalscorer with 15 goals in 39 appearances for the Grecians. Nichols scored Exeter's first goal of the 2015–16 season with a first-half penalty in a 3–2 win over Yeovil Town on 8 August 2015. After playing in Exeter's first and second round FA Cup victories against Didcot Town and Port Vale respectively, scoring in the former, he scored and was named the man of the match in Exeter's 2–2 draw against Premier League club Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup on 8 January 2016. He later stated that the atmosphere was "the best I’d ever heard at St James Park". He came on as a half-time substitute in the replay on 20 January as Exeter lost 3–0 and were eliminated from the competition. He scored 12 goals in 28 games for Exeter during the 2015–16 season. Peterborough United On 1 February 2016, Nichols joined League One side Peterborough United on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, later revealed be £352,000 including fees and add-ons. Nichols described the move as a 'no-brainer really' due to Peterborough United's record of developing younger players. He made his debut on 6 February 2016 and scored the winner with a close range shot in a 1–0 victory away to Chesterfield. He appeared in six further matches without scoring in the 2015–16 season for Peterborough. Nichols made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season as a 74th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory