David Nicholls (footballer, born 1972)

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Personal information
Full name David Clarkson Nicholls
Date of birth (1972-04-05) 5 April 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ferguslie United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1992 Hibernian 6 (0)
1992–1993 Coleraine
1993–1994 Hamilton Academical 7 (0)
1994–1995 Cork City
1995–1999 Clydebank 134 (7)
1999–2001 Falkirk 66 (20)
2001–2003 Dunfermline Athletic 26 (1)
2003 → Falkirk (loan) 17 (0)
2003–2005 Falkirk 40 (4)
2005–2007 Gretna 60 (4)
2007 Newcastle Blue Star
2007–2008 Bellshill Athletic
2008–2009 East Stirlingshire 9 (1)
Managerial career
–2011 East Stirlingshire (assistant)
2011–2022 Peterhead (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

David Clarkson Nicholls (born 5 April 1972) is a Scottish football player and coach, who played for Clydebank, Falkirk and Dunfermline Athletic (where he scored once against St Johnstone) [1] amongst other clubs. Nicholls played for Gretna in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final and helped them secure three successive promotions. [2] [3]

Nicholls was assistant manager of East Stirlingshire, working for manager Jim McInally. Nicholls and McInally left the club in May 2011. [4] Nicholls then became assistant manager of Peterhead, again assisting McInally. [5] He became caretaker manager in November 2022 after McInally resigned and he then left the blue toon aswell. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clockwatch: Scottish Premier League". BBC. 4 August 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Forsyth, Roddy (14 May 2006). "Little Gretna left heartbroken". The Sunday Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gretna goodbye for Nicholls and O'Neil". News & Star. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "McInally and Nicholls depart Shire". Falkirk Herald . Johnston Press. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Richard (23 November 2011). "Money & memories". The Herald . Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jim McInally: Scotland's longest-serving manager resigns after Peterhead's poor run". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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