Johnny Nicholls
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |||||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |||||||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |||||||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||||||
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| Birth | 3 April 1931, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Death | 1 April 1995West Bromwich, United Kingdom (aged 64 years) | |||||||||
| Star sign | Aries | |||||||||
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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, Staffordshire. 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.