John Nicholson (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Purcell Nicholson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 1966 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Port Vale | 184 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 226 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Purcell Nicholson (21 September 1936 – 3 September 1966) was an English footballer. A "big, solid" centre-half, he played 254 league and cup games in a nine-year career in the Football League before his death at the age of 29.
He began his professional career with Liverpool in January 1957, but only played one game before being sold on to Port Vale for a £2,000 fee in August 1961. He made a club record 208 consecutive appearances for the "Valiants", before being sold on to Doncaster Rovers for £5,000 in September 1965. He helped Rovers to the Fourth Division title in 1965–66, before his death from a car crash in September 1966.
Nicholson signed professional forms with Liverpool in January 1957 to become understudy to Dick White. He was given his debut by Phil Taylor at Anfield on 10 October 1959, in a 2–2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion; Willie Carlin also made his debut at the same time. He did not feature for the Second Division side under Bill Shankly in 1960–61 or 1961–62 as Shankly instead signed Ron Yeats from Dundee United.
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