James Nicholls

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James Nicholls
Personal information
Full name James Henry Nicholls[1]
Date of birth (1908-09-24)24 September 1908[1]
Place of birth Bilston, England[1]
Date of death 20 August 1984(1984-08-20) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Dudley, England[1]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darlaston
Cradley Heath
Sunbeam Motor Works
Bloxwich Strollers
Bilston United
Blackpool
1932–1933 Manchester City 16 (0)
1934–1937 Brentford 7 (0)
1937–1938 Port Vale 17 (0)
Total 40+ (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Henry Nicholls (24 September 1908 – 20 August 1984) was an English football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Manchester City, Brentford and Port Vale.[2]

Playing career

Early years

A goalkeeper, in his early career Nicholls played for Darlaston, Cradley Heath, Sunbeam Motor Works, Bloxwich Strollers, Bilston United, Blackpool and Manchester City.

Brentford

Nicholls signed for Second Division club Brentford in the summer of 1934.[2] Unable to oust James Mathieson from the side, Nicholls failed to make a first team appearance during his first two seasons at Griffin Park and instead played for the reserves, winning the London Challenge Cup with the team in 1935.[3] With the Bees now in the First Division, Nicholls finally made his first team debut in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town on 12 September 1936.[4] He made six further appearances during the 1936–37 season, before returning to the reserves and leaving the club at the end of the campaign.[2]

Port Vale

Nicholls joined Third Division North side Port Vale to replace the outgoing Allan Todd in June 1937.[1] He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on 28 August and played the first sixteen games of the season until he picked up a knee injury in December 1937.[1] Nicholls recovered, but new man George Heppell had managed to establish himself in goal in the meantime, leaving Nicholls surplus to requirements. He departed The Old Recreation Ground at the end of 1937–38 season.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 1932–33 First Division 14000140
1933–34 First Division 200020
Total 16000160
Brentford 1936–37 First Division 700070
Port Vale 1937–38 Third Division North 17020190

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References

Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 214. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  4. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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