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CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Centre Forward

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1926 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #318 |

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CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |
Aston Villa 1926 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #318 |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

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CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Joseph Robinson Nicholson

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
4 June 1898
Sunderland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

Youth

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Ryhope Council School ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Ryhope Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Ryhope Comrades ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1919-24 Clapton Orient ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division

1924-26 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1925-26
June 1926
28
Free
Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Played Under

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Played Under

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Managers

Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1926 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

Played for the Villa

Honours
Debut

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Debut

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1926-27
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'
Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Manager
1926-27
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'
Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Goals

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โšฝ Goals Scored
First Goal Game
0
Competition
Match
Scorer(s)

Assists

๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists
First Assist Game
0
Competition Summary
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)

Goalkeeping Statistics

Goalkeeper Page
Goals & Assists

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Final

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Season
Final Game
Manager
1926-27
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'
Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1926-27
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'
Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Final

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Career Summary

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Seasons
Games
Starts
Substitute
Unused
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Games
Points per Game
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Yellow Card
Red Card
1
0.00
0
0
1
0%
0%
100%
0
0
Career Summary

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Cup Record

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FA Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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FA Cup Matches
Round
League Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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League Cup Matches
Round
Europe
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
European Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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European Matches
Competition
Other
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Other Matches
Competition
Cup Record

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

League Record

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League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Premier League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Premier League Matches
Competition
First Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Championship
Starts
Substitutes
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Championship Matches
Competition
Second Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvements
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Second Division Matches
Competition
Third Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Football League Trophy.png
Third Division Matches
Competition
League Record

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Competition Record by Season

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All Comps
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1926-27
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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FA Cup Trophy.png
League Cup Trophy.png
League
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1926-27
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
FA Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1926-27
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
League Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1926-27
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Europe
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1926-27
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00

All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Season Performance

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Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1926-27
D1
10th
28
1
0
0
1
0.00
0%
0%
100%
0%
0
0
0
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Loss
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Loans

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1927-28
August 1927
29
Free
Spennymoor United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Billy Smith ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

1927- Spennymoor United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
North Eastern League

Retired

Subsequent Clubs
Quotes

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Quotes

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Biography

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Biography

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Player #318 for Aston Villa, Joseph Robinson Nicholson, known as Joe Nicholson, played as a centre forward for the club.

Joe played for Villa in 1926-27 making just one appearance.

Joe was born in Ryhope, Sunderland on 4 June 1898 and he made his sole appearance for Villa on the opening day of the 1926-27 season on 28 August 1926 aged 28.

Villa had signed Joe from Cardiff City in June 1926 in exchange for Villa midfielder George Blackburn who moved the other way.

Nicholson was however not to repeat Blackburnโ€™s contribution of 145 appearances and moved on to Bangor City in August 1927 without adding to his appearances.

Joe had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee.

Joe passed away in Durham in 1974 aged 76.

Died

1974, Aged 76

Starts
Subs

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Substitute Appearances

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0

Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Unused

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Cards

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Cards Received

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๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

Matches

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CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #318 |

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Game #1351

๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James'

Manager: Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Eddie Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1925-1938
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 28 August 1926

Division One

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Fred Norris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Joe Nicholson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ด |
CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Wilson
Chandler
Hudspeth
McKenzie
Mooney
Gibson
Urwin
Clarke
Gallacher
MacDonald
Seymour

Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Joe Nicholson
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐Ÿฅ… | 69' Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐Ÿฅ… | 88' Goal, 0-4, (Newcastle United), Gallacher
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Newcastle United 4-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

After 1,324 games Villa have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start. 

Centre forward Joe Nicholson made his sole appearance for Villa aged 28 after joining from Cardiff City in June 1926 before moving on to Bangor City in August 1927.

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