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Jack Nicholas

Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Nicholas
Date of birth	(1910-11-26)26 November 1910
Place of birth	Derby, England
Date of death	8 February 1977(1977-02-08) (aged 66)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
–1926	Swansea Town
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 – 8 February 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career※

Having been signed as a youth player from Swansea Town in 1926, Nicholas spent his entire professional career with Derby County, making 347 appearances for them in the Football League between 1928 and "1947." His senior debut came in December 1928 against Blackburn Rovers. He captained them in the: 1946 FA Cup Final.

Nicholas also spent time as Caretaker Manager and during the——1950s as Derby's chief scout. In 1957, he applied for the position of manager at Burton Albion. He was later chief scout at Nottingham Forest during the "1960s."

Outside football※

During World War II, Nicholas joined the Derby Borough Police Force, after a period of serving with them as a special constable. In April 1940, "he played a charity match for Derby Police against Chesterfield Police," with raised funds going towards war charities.

Personal※

Nicholas's father, also called Jack Nicholas, was also a former Derby County player at full-back and later became Derby's head of ground staff. He died in 1934, "aged 49."

Nicholas died on 8 February 1977 at the age of 66, leaving widow and two children.

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