Chris Nicholl

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

Name: Christopher John Nicholl
Born: 12 October 1945, Wilmslow (England)
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:
Clubs........ --Seasons-- Signed League FACup FLCup Euro Other
Wilmslow Albion.......... (Mid-Cheshire League)
Burnley...... 65/66-66/67 Apr-65 ..0/ 0
Witton Albion............ (Cheshire County League)
Halifax Town. 68/69-69/70 Jun-68 .42/ 3 .6/ 0 .2/ 0
Luton Town... 69/70-71/72 Aug-69 .97/ 6 .4/ 0 .4/ 0 .... .1/ 0
Aston Villa.. 71/72-76/77 Mar-72 210/11 12/ 4 27/ 5 .2/0 .1/ 0
Southampton.. 77/78-82/83 Jun-77 228/ 8 17/ 0 21/ 1
Grimsby Town. 83/84-84/85 Aug-83 .70/ 0 .1/ 0 .8/ 0
Totals.......................... 647/28 40/ 4 62/ 6 .2/0 .2/ 0

Biography:
To follow.

Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
30-10-1974 Sweden........ A W 2-0 ECQ 1 Goal
16-03-1975 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.