Johnny Nicholls

Johnny Nicholls

Personal information
Full name	John Nicholls
Date of birth	(1931-04-03)3 April 1931
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death
Place of death	West Bromwich, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1957	West Bromwich Albion	131	(58)
1957	Cardiff City	8	(2)
1957–1959	Exeter City	55	(23)
1959–1961	Worcester City	56	(14)
1961	Wellington Town
1961	Oswestry Town
1961–1962	Sankey
International career
1954	England U23	1	(0)
1954	England	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 the 1954 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 in West Bromwich in 1995.

External links

• Englandstats.com profile