In October 1998 Nightingale was named as an unused substitute for the home tie against Bradford City with no reserve team experience behind him. On 7 November Nightingale took the trip to Bournemouth with the youth team, scoring 2 in a 3–2 victory.
In October 1998, Nightingale was named as an unused substitute for the home game against Bradford City, with no experience on the reserve team. On November 7th, he traveled with the youth team to Bournemouth and scored two goals in a 3-2 victory.