- Birthdate: 12 January 1887
- Birthplace: Port Glasgow, Scotland
- Date of death: 21 December 1948
- Other clubs: Morningside Rovers, Cambuslang Rangers, Airdrieonians (1908-10), Middlesbrough (1910-14), Wishaw Thistle (1915-17), Hamilton Academical (1917)
- Signed from: Middlesbrough
- Signed for LFC: 22.01.1914
- Liverpool debut: 24.01.1914
- Last appearance: 24.04.1915
- Debut goal: 28.02.1914
- Last goal: 05.04.1915
- Contract expiry: 1915
- Win ratio: 40.68% W:24 D:11 L:24
- Games/goals ratio: 4.21
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 1
- League games / goals: 52 / 12
- Total games / goals: 59 / 14
Player Profile
Liverpool manager, Tom Watson, said that Nicholl "isn't a brilliant forward, but he's a useful one and he can shoot!" Nicholl was crowded out from Middlesbrough's forward line and after making his debut in January 1914 proved to be a valuable player in Liverpool's brilliant cup run that very season. The hard-fought battle against Sam Hardy's Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final produced an unlikely hero in Nicholl. After half an hour’s play he headed the ball into the net. In the second half Metcalf struck a powerful shot that thundered off Hardy’s bar with Nicholl pouncing upon the rebound to net the second. Nicholl was in Liverpool's line-up in the final which was unfortunately lost against Burnley.
Appearances per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
52 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
1913-1914 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
1914-1915 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
4 |
360 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
360 |
Sheffield United |
4 |
360 |
Burnley |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
3 |
270 |
Middlesbrough |
3 |
270 |
Bolton Wanderers |
3 |
270 |
WBA |
3 |
270 |
Manchester United |
3 |
270 |
Newcastle United |
3 |
270 |
Chelsea |
3 |
270 |
Oldham Athletic |
3 |
270 |
Bradford City |
2 |
180 |
Notts County |
2 |
180 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
2 |
180 |
Sunderland |
2 |
180 |
Manchester City |
2 |
180 |
Blackburn Rovers |
2 |
180 |
West Ham United |
2 |
180 |
Everton |
2 |
180 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Stockport County |
1 |
90 |
QPR |
1 |
90 |
Derby |
1 |
90 |
Preston North End |
Total |
Venue |
29 |
Home |
28 |
Away |
2 |
Neutral |
Total |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
Manager |
59 |
24 |
11 |
24 |
40.7% |
Tom Watson |
Goals per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1913-1914 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1914-1915 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
24.01.1914 |
WBA |
The Hawthorns |
League |
50 |
13.03.1915 |
Manchester City |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
60 |
28.02.1914 |
Oldham Athletic |
Boundary Park |
League |
Related Articles
Scottish keeper, Kenny Campbell, told his life story in the Weekly News. Chapter five was published on 11 June 1921.
Published in the Manchester Courier on 22 January 1914.
Scrapbook
Nicholl introduced in the Echo in January 1914
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Morningside Rovers |
|
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Cambuslang Rangers |
|
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Airdrieonians |
1908-1909 |
Scotland Division 1 |
24 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
Airdrieonians |
1909-1910 |
Scotland Division 1 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
Middlesbrough |
1910-1911 |
England First Division |
24 |
8 |
26 |
8 |
Middlesbrough |
1911-1912 |
England First Division |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Middlesbrough |
1912-1913 |
England First Division |
11 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
Middlesbrough |
1913-1914 |
England First Division |
13 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
Wishaw Thistle |
1915-1917 |
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Hamilton Academical |
1917 |
Scotland Division 1 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Total |
102 |
26 |
106 |
26 |