Jack Nicholas

English footballer and manager

Jack Nicholas
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Nicholas
Date of birth (1910-11-26)26 November 1910[1]
Place of birth Derby, England
Date of death 14 February 1977(1977-02-14) (aged 66)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1926–1928 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1947 Derby County 347 (14)
Total 347 (14)
Managerial career
1942–1944 Derby County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Thomas Nicholas (26 November 1910 – 14 February 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in Derby, Nicholas spent his entire professional career with Derby County, making 347 appearances for them in the Football League between 1928 and 1947.[2] He captained them in the 1946 FA Cup Final.[3]

Nicholas also spent time as Caretaker Manager and Chief Scout at Derby.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Nicholas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". therams.co.uk.
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Derby County F.C.managers
  • Newbould (1896–1906)
  • Methven (1906–22)
  • Potter (1922–25)
  • Jobey (1925–41)
  • Nicholas (1942–44)
  • Magner (1944–46)
  • McMillan (1946–53)
  • Barker (1953–55)
  • Storer (1955–62)
  • Ward (1962–67)
  • B. Clough (1967–73)
  • Mackay (1973–76)
  • Murphy (1976–77)
  • Docherty (1977–79)
  • Addison (1979–82)
  • Newman (1982)
  • Taylor (1982–84)
  • McFarland (1984)
  • Cox (1984–93)
  • McFarland (1993–95)
  • Smith (1995–2001)
  • Todd (2001–02)
  • Gregory (2002–03)
  • Burley (2003–05)
  • Brown (2005–06)
  • Westley (2006)
  • Davies (2006–07)
  • Jewell (2007–08)
  • N. Clough (2009–13)
  • Wassall (2013)
  • McClaren (2013–15)
  • Clement (2015–16)
  • Wassall (2016)
  • Pearson (2016)
  • McClaren (2016–17)
  • Rowett (2017–18)
  • Lampard (2018–19)
  • Cocu (2019–20)
  • Rooney (2020–22)
  • Roseniorc (2022)
  • Warne (2022–)
(c) = caretaker manager
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