- Johnny Nicholls
Infobox Football biography
playername = Johnny Nicholls
fullname = John Nicholls
dateofbirth = Birth date|1931|4|3
cityofbirth =Wolverhampton
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1995|4|1|1931|4|3|df=yes
cityofdeath =West Bromwich
countryofdeath =England
height =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1951–1957
1957
1957–1959
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City
Exeter City
caps(goals) = 131 (58)
008 0(2)
055 (23)
nationalyears = 1954
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(1)John Nicholls (
3 April 1931 –1 April 1995 ), better known as Johnny Nicholls or sometimes Jack Nicholls, was an English footballer who played as a forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Exeter City.Biography
Nicholls was born in
Wolverhampton . He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in August 1950 and turned professional a year later. He won a winners medal with Albion when they beat Preston North End 3–2 in the1954 FA Cup Final , also winning two England caps in the same year. In May 1957 he joined Cardiff City for £4000, but moved on to Exeter City just six months later. Nicholls stayed with Exeter until 1959. He died inWest Bromwich in 1995.References
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External links
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=704 Englandstats.com profile]
Persondata
NAME=Nicholls, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Nicholls, Johnny; Nicholls, Jack
SHORT DESCRIPTION=English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=3 April 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wolverhampton ,England
DATE OF DEATH=1 April 1995
PLACE OF DEATH=West Bromwich ,England
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