Joe Nicholls (footballer, born 1905)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Joseph Henry 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
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External links
- Photo of Nicholls Retrieved 20 February 2009
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- 1905 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Carlton, Nottinghamshire
- Footballers from Nottinghamshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Darlaston Town F.C. players
- Northfleet United F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Grenadier Guards soldiers
- Military personnel from Nottinghamshire
- English Football League players
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- 20th-century English sportsmen