Jimmy Nicholl

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For the former Middlesbrough and Liverpool player, see James Nicholl.
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Jimmy Nicholl in 1994.
Jimmy Nicholl in 1994.

James "Jimmy" Michael Nicholl (born February 28, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born Northern Irish former footballer and, later, a manager.[1]

Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles.

Nicholl started his career as a junior player at Manchester United. His senior career started in 1974. He helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup Final. In 1981, he left the club after scoring five goals and played for a variety of teams:

Nicholl is currently the assistant manager of Aberdeen, working with Jimmy Calderwood. Previously he was manager of Millwall and Raith Rovers when the latter won the Scottish League Cup on November 27, 1994.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Northern Ireland Footballing Greats: Jimmy Nicholl. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.


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Northern Ireland squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Jennings • 2 J. Nicholl • 3 Donaghy • 4 McCreery • 5 C. Nicholl • 6 J. O'Neill • 7 Brotherston • 8 M. O'Neill • 9 Armstrong • 10 McIlroy • 11 Hamilton • 12 McClelland • 13 Nelson • 14 Cassidy • 15 Finney • 16 Whiteside • 17 Platt • 18 Jameson • 19 Healy • 20 Cleary • 21 Campbell • 22 Dunlop • Coach: Bingham
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Northern Ireland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Jennings • 2 Nicholl • 3 Donaghy • 4 O'Neill • 5 McDonald • 6 McCreery • 7 Penney • 8 McIlroy • 9 Quinn • 10 Whiteside • 11 Stewart • 12 Platt • 13 Hughes • 14 Armstrong • 15 Worthington • 16 Ramsey • 17 Clarke • 18 McClelland • 19 Hamilton • 20 McNally • 21 Campbell • 22 Caughey • Coach: Bingham
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Raith Rovers F.C. – Managers

Herdman (1945–61) • Shaw (1961–62) • Conn (1963–64) • Cowie (1963–64) • Farm (1964–67) • Walker (1967–69) • Millar (1969–70) • Baxter (1970–71) • Farm (1971–74) • Paton (1974–75) • Matthew (1975–78) • W.McLean (1978–79) • Wallace (1979–83) • Wilson (1983–86) • Connor (1986–90) • Nicholl (1990–96) • Thomson (1996) • T.McLean (1996) • Munro (1996–97) • Nicholl (1997–99) • McVeigh (1999) • Hetherston (1999–2001) • Scott (2001–02) • Calderon (2002–04) • Anelka (2004) • Dalziel (2004–06) • Levein (2006) • McGlynn (2006–)
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Millwall F.C. – Managers

Henderson (1894–99) • Stopher (1899–1900) • Saunders (1900–11) • Lipsham (1911–18) • Hunter (1918–33) • McCracken (1933–36) • Hewitt (1936–40) • Voisey (1940–44) • Cock (1944–48) • Hewitt (1948–56) • Gray (1956–58) • Seed (1958–59) • Smith (1958–61) • Gray (1961–63) • Gray (1963–66) • Fenton (1966–74) • Jago (1974–77) • Foley (1977) • Petchey (1978–80) • Anderson (1980–82) • Graham (1982–86) • Docherty (1986–90) • Pearson (1990) • Rioch (1990–92) • McCarthy (1992–96) • Nicholl (1996–97) • Docherty (1997) • Bonds (1997–98) • Stevens (1998–00) • McLeary (1999–2000) • Gritt (2000) • Harford (2000) • McGhee (2000–03) • Wise (2003–05) • Claridge (2005) • Lee (2005) • Tuttle (2005–06) • Burns & McLeary (2006) • Spackman (2006) • Donachie (2006–07) • Shaw (2007) • Jackett (2007–)
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Dunfermline Athletic F.C. – Managers

Knight (1922–25) • Paterson (1925–30) • Knight (1930–36) • Taylor (1936–38) • Wilson (1938–39) • Archibald (1939–46) • McAndrew (1947) • Calder (1947–48) • Terris (1948–49) • Lees (1949–51) • Younger (1951–52) • Ancell (1952–55) • Dickson (1955–60) • Stein (1960–64) • Cunningham (1964–67) • Farm (1967–70) • Stevenson (1970) • Wright (1970–72) • Miller (1972–75) • Thomson (1975) • Melrose (1975–80) • Stanton (1980–82) • Thomson (1982) • Forsyth (1982–83) • Leishman (1982–90) • Munro (1991) • Scott (1991–93) • Paton (1993–99) • Campbell (1999) • Nicholl (1999) • Calderwood (1999–2004) • Hay (2004–05) • Leishman (2005–06) • Kenny (2006–07) • McIntyre (2008–)
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