Nicky Featherstone: Hartlepool United midfielder signs new contract

Nicky Featherstone has played in 51 games for Hartlepool this season

Hartlepool United midfielder Nicky Featherstone has signed a contract extension with the League Two club, although the terms are undisclosed.

Featherstone, 27, has made 78 appearances for Pools since signing as a free agent in October 2014.

"He's really taken to the way we're trying to play," manager Craig Hignett told the club website.

"If you look at how consistent he's been over the last two months it shows what a really good footballer he is."