Dai Nicholas

Dai Nicholas

Personal information
Full name	David Sidney Nicholas
Date of birth	12 August 1897
Place of birth	Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death	7 April 1982
Place of death	Aberdare, Wales
Playing position	Outside-left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	Merthyr Town
–	Swansea Town
1920–1921	Merthyr Town	46	(2)
1921–1924	Stoke	54	(3)
–	Aberavon Athletic
1924–1929	Swansea Town	151	(14)
Total		251	(19)
National team
1921–1924	Wales	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David (Dai) Sidney Nicholas (born 1897 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Merthyr Town, Swansea Town and Stoke. He made fifty four appearances for Stoke.

Career

After being capped by Wales at schoolboy level in 1912 Dai Nicholas was given trials by Merthyr but due to World War I he was recruited by the Royal Navy. Towards the end of the war he played several games as an amateur for Swansea before turning professional with Merthyr, only to enter the Carmarthen Training collage to begin training as a teacher. He was said to have been a 'speedy winger' who performed well on the wing for the potters before becoming homesick. He moved back to Swansea and also became a teacher in his native Aberdare.^[1]

References

1. ^ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)

Persondata
Name	Nicholas, Dai
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh footballer
Date of birth	12 August 1897
Place of birth	Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death	7 April 1982
Place of death	Aberdare, Wales