Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholl in 1994
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Nicholl | ||
| Date of birth | February 28, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1982 | Manchester United | 197 | (3) |
| 1982 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1982 | Toronto Blizzard | 16 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Sunderland | 29 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 49 | (8) |
| 1983–1984 | Rangers | 17 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Rangers | 58 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Dunfermline Athletic | 24 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Raith Rovers | 128 | (6) |
| 1996 | Bath City | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 577 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1986 | Northern Ireland | 73 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1996 | Raith Rovers (player-manager) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Millwall | ||
| 1997–1999 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1999 | Dunfermline Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2013 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2015– | Northern Ireland (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl (born 28 February 1956) is a Canadian-born former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for several clubs, including Manchester United and Rangers. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles. Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring one goal.
After retiring as a player, he moved into coaching and management. He enjoyed success as manager of Raith Rovers, winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. In recent years he has worked as an assistant coach for some Scottish Premier League clubs, including Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Hibernian. His most recent managerial position was for Scottish Championship side Cowdenbeath. In March 2015, he took over as assistant coach for Northern Ireland.
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 and collected a runners-up medal in 1979.
In 1981, he left the club after scoring five goals, joining Sunderland on a permanent contract after a loan spell, and playing 32 games in one season before moving to Toronto Blizzard in Canada, scoring 11 goals in 77 games over the next two years before signing for Rangers.
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