Born: 12 January 1887

Born in: Port Glasgow

Died: 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

Joined Liverpool: 22.01.1914

Debut: 24 Jan 1914

Final appearance: 24 Apr 1915

Debut goal: 28 Feb 1914

Last goal: 05 Apr 1915

Contract until: 1915

League: Apps / Goals: 52 / 12

All Competitions: Apps / 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.