Ernie Nicholls
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Frederick Nicholls | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1871 | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Date of death | February 1971 (aged 99) | ||
Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1888–1894 | Southampton St. Mary's | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Frederick Nicholls (21 November 1871 – February 1971) was an English
Football career
Nicholls was born in Southampton and joined the Southampton St. Mary's in 1888, aged 16.[1] At first, his appearances were restricted to friendly matches and he was not selected for the club's successes in the Hampshire Junior Cup. From the autumn of 1890 onwards, he became a regular member of the team, scoring hat-tricks in friendlies against Winchester City and the Royal Engineers.[2]
On 24 January 1891, he played at
The success in local cup competitions prompted the club committee to enter a national tournament for the first time
In 1892–93, Nicholls played the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, with the Saints going out 4–0 to
In 1894, St. Mary's were founder members of the Southern League. Not wanting to commit to regular league football, Nicholls decided to retire from the club, having scored over 40 goals in all fixtures for the club, with four goals from his five F.A. Cup appearances.[1]
Later life
Nicholls was also a fine all-round cricketer who played for the Deanery club from 1901 to 1922,[4] and became their captain in 1902.[1]
He continued to live in Southampton and was a season-ticket holder at The Dell. He died in February 1971, nine months short of his hundredth birthday.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ISBN 0-9534474-1-3.
- ^ a b Saints – A complete record. p. 13.
- ^ Match of the Millennium. pp. 10–11.
- ^ a b Saints – A complete record. p. 14.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. p. 15.