Chris Nicholl

An old quiz favourite: “Which footballer scored all four goals in a 2-2 draw?” The answer: “Chris Nicholl, versus Leicester City, March 1976.” But he was much more than a statisticians dream…

Name: Christopher John Nicholl
Born: 12 October 1946, Wilmslow (England)

Died: 24 February 2024 (age 77)
Height: 6.02 ft
Weight: 12.09 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 51 Full Caps / 3 Goals (1975-1983).
Club Honours: (with Halifax) Football League Division Four Runner-Up 1968/69; (with Luton) Football League Division Three Runner-Up 1969/70; (with Villa) Football League Cup Winner 1974/75, 1976/77; Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1974/75; Football League Division Three Champion 1971/72; (with Southampton) Football League Cup Runner-Up 1978/79; Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1977/78.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Wilmslow Albion	-	-	-	(Mid-Cheshire League)
Burnley	65/6-66/7	Apr-65	-	0(0)/ 0	-	-	-	-
Witton Albion	-	-	-	(Cheshire County League)
Halifax Town	68/9-69/0	Jun-68	-	42(0)/ 3	6(-)/0	2(-)/0	-	-
Luton Town	69/0-71/2	Aug-69	-	97(0)/ 6	4(-)/0	4(-)/0	-	1(-)/0
Aston Villa	71/2-76/7	Mar-72	-	210(0)/11	12(-)/4	27(-)/5	2(-)/0	1(-)/0
Southampton	77/8-82/3	Jun-77	-	228(0)/ 8	17(-)/0	21(-)/1	-	-
Grimsby Town	83/4-84/5	Aug-83	-	70(0)/ 0	1(-)/0	8(-)/0	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		647(0)/28	40(-)/4	62(-)/6	2(-)/0	2(-)/0

Coaching Career:
Southampton Manager 1985-1991
Walsall Manager 1994-1997
Northern Ireland Under-21 Manager 1998-1999

Biography:
To follow.

Chris Nicholl passed away in 2024 at the age of 77. He had been in ill health for several years, citing heading the ball as the cause of his memory issues.

Wikipedia

Chris Nicholl (left) with Derek McKinley while Northern Ireland Under-21 manager in 1998 (Roy Cathcart) 

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
30-10-1974 Sweden........ A W 2-0 ECQ 1 Goal
16-04-1975 Yugoslavia.... H W 1-0 ECQ
17-05-1975 England....... H D 0-0 BC
20-05-1975 Scotland...... A L 0-3 BC
23-05-1975 Wales......... H W 1-0 BC
03-09-1975 Sweden........ H L 1-2 ECQ
29-10-1975 Norway........ H W 3-0 ECQ
19-11-1975 Yugoslavia.... A L 0-1 ECQ
08-05-1976 Scotland...... H L 0-3 BC
11-05-1976 England....... A L 0-4 BC
14-05-1976 Wales......... A L 0-1 BC
03-06-1977 Wales......... H D 1-1 BC
16-11-1977 Belgium....... H W 3-0 WCQ sub
13-05-1978 Scotland...... A D 1-1 BC
16-05-1978 England....... A L 0-1 BC
19-05-1978 Wales......... A L 0-1 BC
20-09-1978 Rep of Ireland A D 0-0 ECQ
29-11-1978 Bulgaria...... A W 2-0 ECQ
07-02-1979 England....... A L 0-4 ECQ
02-05-1979 Bulgaria...... H W 2-0 ECQ 1 Goal
19-05-1979 England....... H L 0-2 BC
25-05-1979 Wales......... H D 1-1 BC
21-11-1979 Rep of Ireland H W 1-0 ECQ
26-03-1980 Israel........ A D 0-0 WCQ
16-05-1980 Scotland...... H W 1-0 BC
20-05-1980 England....... A D 1-1 BC
23-05-1980 Wales......... A W 1-0 BC
11-06-1980 Australia..... A W 2-1 FR 1 Goal
15-06-1980 Australia..... A D 1-1 FR
18-06-1980 Australia..... A W 2-1 FR
15-10-1980 Sweden........ H W 3-0 WCQ
19-11-1980 Portugal...... A L 0-1 WCQ
25-03-1981 Scotland...... A D 1-1 WCQ
29-04-1981 Portugal...... H W 1-0 WCQ
19-05-1981 Scotland...... A L 0-2 BC
03-06-1981 Sweden........ A L 0-1 WCQ
14-10-1981 Scotland...... H D 0-0 WCQ
18-11-1981 Israel........ H W 1-0 WCQ
23-02-1982 England....... A L 0-4 BC
24-03-1982 France........ A L 0-4 FR
27-05-1982 Wales......... A L 0-3 BC
17-06-1982 Yugoslavia.... N D 0-0 WCF
21-06-1982 Honduras...... N D 1-1 WCF
25-06-1982 Spain......... N W 1-0 WCF
01-07-1982 Austria....... N D 2-2 WCF
04-07-1982 France........ N L 1-4 WCF
24-05-1983 Scotland...... A D 0-0 BC sub
28-05-1983 England....... H D 0-0 BC
31-05-1983 Wales......... H L 0-1 BC
21-09-1983 Austria....... H W 3-1 ECQ
12-10-1983 Turkey........ A L 0-1 ECQ

Summary: 49(2)/3. Won 17, Drew 15, Lost 18.