External links
  | This biographical article relating to Northern Irish association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Joseph Nicholson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1963 | Manchester United | 58 | (5) |
| 1964–1973 | Huddersfield Town | 281 | (25) |
| 1973–1976 | Bury | 83 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Mossley | 31 | (1) |
| 1977–? | Stalybridge Celtic | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Northern Ireland Schoolboys | 3 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Northern Ireland B | 4 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | Northern Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1960–1971 | Northern Ireland | 41 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Nicholson began his career with Manchester United, for whom he made 58 appearances, scoring five times, between 1960 and 1963, when he moved over the Pennines to Huddersfield Town. He subsequently played for Bury, Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic.
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.
| | This biographical article relating to Northern Irish association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Damien Michael Johnson is a Northern Irish football coach and former international player. Sincce 2019 he has been first team technical coach & head of player development at Blackburn Rovers.
James Martin Quinn is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager.
Kevin Daniel Kilbane is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger or full back. Kilbane won 110 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, fourth behind only Robbie Keane, Shay Given and John O'Shea as the most capped Irish player of all time.
Willie Watson was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England. He was a double international, as Watson was also a footballer who played for England's national team. He was the son of Billy Watson, and brother of Albert Watson, also footballers.
Peter Dermot Doherty was a Northern Ireland international footballer and manager.
David Clements is a former football player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as a left winger but also played as a defensive midfielder and left full back. During a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976, playing for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton, he would make a total of 392 league appearances and score 32 goals. He played 48 times for the Northern Ireland national team between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals. He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the NASL in the United States.
Raymond Crawford is an English former international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score over 300 goals at club level.
Andrew David Booth is a retired professional footballer. Whilst at Huddersfield he announced his retirement on 22 April 2009, but remains at the club as an ambassador, he also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and represented his country with the England U21s.
Kingsley Terence Black is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1987 until 2002,
James Jones was a Northern Irish footballer. He holds the record for scoring the most goals in a season (74). He is the leading goalscorer in the history of Irish League football with a total of 647 goals. According to RSSSF he has scored more than 809 goals in official matches, which makes him one of the most prolific goal scorers of all time.
Robert Barclay was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne Barclay is best remembered for his time at Sheffield United for whom he played in the 1936 FA Cup Final, but also had spells for Derby County and Huddersfield Town. Barclay also represented England on three occasions, scoring two goals.
Edward Francis Baily was an England international footballer. He was a member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup squad, and scored five goals in nine international games. He was described as one of the best inside forwards of his generation.
Anthony Galvin is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played most successfully with Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he played 201 league games. He finished his league career with spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland, winning 29 caps including 3 in Euro 88.
Robert McFaul Campbell was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a centre forward.
William Edward Hayes was an Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley. As an international, Hayes played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. Like fellow dual international, Billy Walsh, he also represented England Schoolboys. Another William Hayes also played for Ireland during the 1940s.
Oliver Martin Conmy was a former footballer who played as a winger in the 1960s and 1970s.
Scott Harry Nathaniel Arfield is a professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
James Whitley is a football coach and former professional footballer who is under-18s manager of Macclesfield.
James Frederick Mitchell, also known as Jim Mitchell, and sometimes Fred Mitchell, was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs – Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City – across two different leagues – the Football League and Lancashire Combination. Mitchell played in the 1922 FA Cup Final and also earned one cap for the England national side in 1924.
Oliver James Norwood is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Sheffield United.