George Nicholls (rugby league)

George Nicholls is a British former multiple award-winning rugby league footballer. He played at loose forward for the 1972 Great Britain Lions who retained the World Cup that year. In the 1978 Challenge Cup final Nicholls helped the St. Helens side to victory, playing at prop and winning the Lance Todd Trophy. That year he was also voted the best player in the Rugby Football League Championship, claiming the second-ever Man of Steel Award.

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1.Paul Charlton • 2.Clive Sullivan (c) • 3. Chris Hesketh • 4. John Walsh • 5. John Atkinson • 6. John Holmes • 7. Steve Nash 8. Terry Clawson • 9. Mick Stephenson • 10. David Jeanes • 11. Phil Lowe • 12. Brian Lockwood • 13. George Nicholls 14. Bob Irving

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1965 Terry Fogerty • 1966 Albert Halsall • 1967 Ray Owen • 1968 Gary Cooper • 1969 Bev Risman • 1970 Frank Myler • 1971 Bill Ashurst • 1972 Terry Clawson • 1973 Mick Stephenson • 1974 Barry Philbin • 1975 Mel Mason • 1976 George Nicholls • 1977 Geoff Pimblett • 1978 Bob Haigh • 1979 Kevin Dick • 1980 Mal Aspey • 1981 Len Casey • 1982 Mick Burke • 1983 Tony Myler • 1984 John Dorahy • 1985 Harry Pinner • 1986 Les Boyd • 1987 Joe Lydon • 1988 David Hulme • 1989 Alan Tait • 1990 Alan Tait • 1991 Greg Mackey • 1992 Andy Platt • 1993 Chris Joynt • 1994 Sam Panapa • 1995 Kris Radlinski • 1996 Andy Farrell • 1997 Andy Farrell • 1998 Jason Robinson • 1999 Henry Paul • 2000 Chris Joynt • 2001 Michael Withers • 2002 Paul Deacon • 2003 Stuart Reardon • 2004 Matt Diskin • 2005 Leon Pryce • 2006 Paul Wellens • 2007 Rob Burrow

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1946 Billy Stott • 1947 Willie Davies • 1948 Frank Whitcombe • 1949 Ernest Ward • 1950 Gerry Helme • 1951 Cec Mountford • 1952 Billy Ivison • 1953 Peter Ramsden • 1954 Gerry Helme • 1955 Jack Grundy • 1956 Alan Prescott • 1957 Jeff Stevenson • 1958 Rees Thomas • 1959 Brian McTigue • 1960 Tommy Harris • 1961 Dick Huddart • 1962 Neil Fox • 1963 Harold Poynton • 1964 Frank Collier • 1965 Ray Ashby & Brian Gabbitas • 1966 Len Killeen • 1967 Carl Dooler • 1968 Don Fox • 1969 Malcolm Reilly • 1970 Bill Kirkbride • 1971 Alex Murphy • 1972 Kel Coslett • 1973 Steve Nash • 1974 Derek Whitehead • 1975 Ray Dutton • 1976 Geoff Pimblett • 1977 Steve Pitchford • 1978 George Nicholls • 1979 David Topliss • 1980 Brian Lockwood • 1981 Mick Burke • 1982 Eddie Cunningham • 1983 David Hobbs • 1984 Joe Lydon • 1985 Brett Kenny • 1986 Bob Beardmore • 1987 Graham Eadie • 1988 Andy Gregory • 1989 Ellery Hanley • 1990 Andy Gregory • 1991 Denis Betts • 1992 Martin Offiah • 1993 Dean Bell • 1994 Martin Offiah • 1995 Jason Robinson • 1996 Robbie Paul • 1997 Tommy Martyn • 1998 Mark Aston • 1999 Leroy Rivett • 2000 Henry Paul • 2001 Sean Long • 2002 Kris Radlinski • 2003 Gary Connolly • 2004 Sean Long • 2005 Kevin Sinfield • 2006 Sean Long • 2007 Paul Wellens & Leon Pryce

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1977 David Ward • 1978 George Nicholls • 1979 Doug Laughton • 1980 George Fairbairn • 1981 Ken Kelly • 1982 Mick Morgan • 1983 Allan Agar • 1984 Joe Lydon • 1985 Ellery Hanley • 1986 Gavin Miller • 1987 Ellery Hanley • 1988 Martin Offiah • 1989 Ellery Hanley • 1990 Shaun Edwards • 1991 Garry Schofield • 1992 Dean Bell • 1993 Andy Platt • 1994 Jonathan Davies • 1995 Denis Betts • 1996 Andy Farrell • 1997 James Lowes • 1998 Iestyn Harris • 1999 Adrian Vowles • 2000 Sean Long • 2001 Paul Sculthorpe • 2002 Paul Sculthorpe • 2003 Jamie Peacock • 2004 Andy Farrell • 2005 Jamie Lyon • 2006 Paul Wellens • 2007 James Roby