Joe Nicholls

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Joe Nicholls
Personal information
Full name Joseph Henry Nicholls
Date of birth (1905-03-08)8 March 1905
Place of birth Carlton, England
Date of death 20 June 1973(1973-06-20) (aged 68)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Darlaston
– Northfleet United
1927–1936 Tottenham Hotspur 124 (0)
1936–1939 Bristol Rovers 112 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Joseph Henry "Joe" Nicholls (8 March 1905 – 20 June 1973) was a professional footballer who played for teams including Darlaston, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers.[1]

Football career

Nicholls initially trained as a bricklayer, but joined the Grenadier Guards in 1922, where he became the heavyweight boxing champion of his battalion.[2] In 1924 he had a trial with Notts County but without success. He went on to play for Darlaston before joining the Tottenham Hotspur nursery club Northfleet United.[3] The goalkeeper joined the White Hart Lane club in 1927 and featured in 129 matches in all competitions.[4] In 1936 he moved to Bristol Rovers and played a further 112 games by 1939.

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 196. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ↑ Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. p. 180. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  3. ↑ Kent's nursery clubs Retrieved 20 February 2009
  4. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
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