Jimmy Nicholson

Jimmy Nicholson
Personal information
Full name	James Joseph Nicholson
Date of birth	27 February 1943 (age 78)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1963	Manchester United
1964–1973	Huddersfield Town
1973–1976	Bury
1976–1977	Mossley
1977–?	Stalybridge Celtic
National team
1957–1959
1959–1961	Northern Ireland B
1962–1965	Northern Ireland U23
1960–1971	Northern Ireland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Joseph Nicholson (born 27 February 1943 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most of his career at Huddersfield Town and earned more than 40 caps for the Northern Ireland national team.

Club career[]

Nicholson began his career with Manchester United, for whom he made 58 appearances, scoring five times, between 1960 and 1963, when he moved over from Pennines to Huddersfield Town. He subsequently played for Bury, Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic.

International career[]

Nicholson represented Northern Ireland at international level. He represented his country at each level earning three caps for the Schoolboys, as well as playing twice for Northern Ireland U23 and four caps for Northern Ireland B.

He also appeared for Northern Ireland at full international level, appearing 41 times for Northern Ireland, scoring 6 goals. Over an 11-year international career from 1960-71 making him the most capped player internationally for Huddersfield Town.

Honours[]

Club[]

Huddersfield Town

Football League Second Division (1): 1969-70

External links[]

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