Bobby Nicol

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Bobby Nicol
Personal information
Full name Robert Benjamin Mathieson Nicol[1]
Date of birth (1936-05-11)11 May 1936
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 11 July 2012(2012-07-11) (aged 76)
Place of death Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Ashton
–1952 Edinburgh City
1952–1955 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1962 Hibernian 37 (2)
1962–1963 Barnsley 37 (1)
1963–1964 Berwick Rangers 15 (0)
1962 Toronto City
1964 Toronto City
1966–1967 Toronto Roma
1968 Toronto Ukrainians
Total 89 (3)
National team
1956–1958 Scotland U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bobby Nicol (11 May 1936 – 11 July 2012)[2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Barnsley, Berwick Rangers and Toronto City.[3]

In the summer of 1962, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City.[4] In 1964, he returned to play for Toronto City.[5] In 1966, he signed with league rivals Toronto Roma.[6] The following season he re-signed with Toronto Roma to play in the National Soccer League.[7] In 1968, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with the Toronto Ukrainians.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bobby Nicol". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "NICOL, Robert 'Bobby' Nichol - Obituary". CanadianObituaries.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Bobby Nicol". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ^ Waring, Ed (9 August 1962). "Investment Pays Off As Roma Wins Title". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
  5. ^ Waring, Ed (7 March 1964). "Harold Ballard Resigns As President of ECPSL". The Globe and Mail. p. 28.
  6. ^ Kernaghan, Jim (7 May 1966). "Those play-for-pay soccer boys tottering on the financial brink". Toronto Daily Star. p. B37.
  7. ^ "Stavro gambling on 8,000 crowd to watch Israeli national team". The Globe and Mail. 17 October 1967. p. 33.
  8. ^ Waring, Ed (22 July 1968). "Student scores both the goals as Ukes blank Windsor Teutonia". The Globe and Mail. p. 18.
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.

External links[]

  • Bobby Nicol at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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