George Nicol Football player

George Nicol (14 February 1903 – 18 December 1968), also known as Geordie Nicol, was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 63 goals from 103 appearances in the Football League playing for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham. He played as a centre forward.Nicol was born in Saltcoats, Scotland, and played in Scottish Junior football before joining Manchester United in January 1928. He moved on to Brighton in May 1929, and was their leading scorer in the 1930–31 season with 31 goals in all competitions. He had a season in the Irish League with Glenavon before returning to England to play for Gillingham and then for French club RC Roubaix. He died in Ardrossan at the age of 65.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Nicol Geordie
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1903
Birth place
Scotland , Saltcoats
Date of deathDecember 18, 1968
Place of death
Scotland , Ardrossan
Height (meters)1.7526

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Manchester United F.C.
Gillingham F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Kilwinning Rangers F.C.
Glenavon F.C.
Saltcoats Victoria F.C.
Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.
RC Roubaix

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