James Nicholson

Position: half-back

Northern Ireland

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	33	21	4	8	76	37	+39	63.64
A	35	5	9	21	43	83	-40	14.29
TOTALS	68	26	13	29	119	120	-1	38.24

Name: James Joseph "Jimmy" Nicholson

Birthdate: 27-02-1943

Age: 83

Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)

Weight: 12st 4lbs (78.2kg)

Years at Club: 1960-1964

Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 1958. Signed Professional: 02/1960

Previous Clubs:

Debut: 24/08/1960 v Everton (A) 0-4 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Huddersfield Town, 12/1964, £8,000

Passed Away: 04/10/2025

Biography



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1960-1961	5	31	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	37
2.	1961-1962	0	17	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21
3.	1962-1963	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
TOTALS		5	58	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	68

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Chelsea	2	2
2.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	3
3.	Blackpool	1	3
4.	Everton	1	4
5.	Bolton Wanderers	1	5

No	Opponent

1.	Bolton Wanderers	5	1
2.	Nottingham Forest	5	0
3.	Everton	4	1
4.	Arsenal	4	0
5.	Sheffield Wednesday	4	0
6.	Fulham	4	0
7.	Tottenham Hotspur	3	0
8.	West Ham United	3	0
9.	Leicester City	3	0
10.	Aston Villa	3	0
11.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	1
12.	West Bromwich Albion	3	0
13.	Manchester City	3	0
14.	Blackpool	3	1
15.	Exeter City	2	0
16.	Birmingham City	2	0
17.	Cardiff City	2	0
18.	Preston North End	2	0
19.	Blackburn Rovers	2	0
20.	Chelsea	2	2
21.	Burnley	1	0
22.	Newcastle United	1	0
23.	Bradford City	1	0
24.	Middlesbrough	1	0
25.	Sheffield United	1	0
26.	Leyton Orient	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Ridding, Bill	5
2.	Beattie, Andy	5
3.	Catterick, Harry	5
4.	Jezzard, Bedford	4
5.	Carey, Johnny	3
6.	Nicholson, Bill	3
7.	Gillies, Matt	3
8.	Mercer, Joe	3
9.	Cullis, Stan	3
10.	Swindin, George	3
11.	McDowall, Les	3
12.	Suart, Ron	3
13.	Fenton, Ted	2
14.	Wilson, Glen	2
15.	Merrick, Gil	2
16.	Clark, Gordon	2
17.	Jones, Bill	2
18.	Marshall, Jack	2
19.	Drake, Ted	2
20.	Potts, Harry	1
21.	Mitten, Charlie	1
22.	Jackson, Peter	1
23.	Britton, Cliff	1
24.	Dennison, Bob	1
25.	Greenwood, Ron	1
26.	Buckingham, Vic	1
27.	Milne, Jimmy	1
28.	Harris, John	1
29.	Wright, Billy	1
30.	Macaulay, Archie	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Busby, Matt

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Bolton Wanderers	5
2.	Nottingham Forest	5
3.	Everton	4
4.	Arsenal	4
5.	Sheffield Wednesday	4
6.	Fulham	4
7.	Tottenham Hotspur	3
8.	West Ham United	3
9.	Leicester City	3
10.	Aston Villa	3
11.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3
12.	West Bromwich Albion	3
13.	Manchester City	3
14.	Blackpool	3
15.	Exeter City	2
16.	Birmingham City	2
17.	Cardiff City	2
18.	Preston North End	2
19.	Blackburn Rovers	2
20.	Chelsea	2
21.	Burnley	1
22.	Newcastle United	1
23.	Bradford City	1
24.	Middlesbrough	1
25.	Sheffield United	1
26.	Leyton Orient	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	66
2.	Wales	2

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	58
2.	FA Cup	7
3.	League Cup	3

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	33
2.	Burnden Park	3
3.	Highbury	3
4.	City Ground, Nottingham	2
5.	Craven Cottage	2
6.	Filbert Street	2
7.	Goodison Park	2
8.	Molineux	2
9.	The Hawthorns	2
10.	White Hart Lane	2
11.	Bloomfield Road	1
12.	Boleyn Ground	1
13.	Bramall Lane	1
14.	Brisbane Road	1
15.	Deepdale	1
16.	Ewood Park	1
17.	Hillsborough	1
18.	Maine Road	1
19.	Ninian Park	1
20.	St Andrews	1
21.	St James Park, Exeter	1
22.	Stamford Bridge	1
23.	Turf Moor	1
24.	Valley Parade	1
25.	Villa Park	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	24-08-1960	Everton	0-4	A	0		Michael Lill 23', 86', Bobby Collins 68', 87'
2.	31-08-1960	Everton	4-0	H	1	Bobby Charlton 11', Alex Dawson 40', 86', James Nicholson 89'
3.	03-09-1960	Tottenham Hotspur	1-4	A	0	Dennis Viollet 43'	Bobby Smith 6', 85', Les Allen 20', 65'
4.	05-09-1960	West Ham United	1-2	A	0	Albert Quixall 44'	Ron Brett 18', Malcolm Musgrove 54'
5.	10-09-1960	Leicester City	1-1	H	0	Johnny Giles 19'	Jimmy Walsh 44'
6.	14-09-1960	West Ham United	6-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 19', 39', Bobby Charlton 46', 60', Albert Scanlon 75', Albert Quixall 87' (pen)	Ron Brett 44'
7.	17-09-1960	Aston Villa	1-3	A	0	Dennis Viollet 56'	Harry Burrows 33', Bobby Thomson 53', James MacEwan 69'
8.	24-09-1960	Wolves	1-3	H	0	Bobby Charlton 8'	Des Horne 28', Ted Farmer 34', 37'
9.	01-10-1960	Bolton Wanderers	1-1	A	0	Johnny Giles 75'	Billy McAdams 13'
10.	15-10-1960	Burnley	3-5	A	0	Dennis Viollet 30', 40', 80'	Ray Pointer 10', *John Connolly 33', 48', Walter Joyce 37', Jimmy McIlroy 84'
11.	19-10-1960	Exeter City	1-1	A	0	Alex Dawson 78'	Graham Rees 15'
12.	22-10-1960	Newcastle United	3-2	H	0	Alex Dawson 10', Nobby Stiles 51', Maurice Setters 72'	Gordon Hughes 56', Bob Stokoe 87' (pen)
13.	24-10-1960	Nottingham Forest	2-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 44', 59'	Colin Booth 8'
14.	26-10-1960	Exeter City	4-1	H	0	Albert Quixall 7', 85' (pen), Johnny Giles 25', Mark Pearson 31'	Jimmy Thompson 14' (pen)
15.	29-10-1960	Arsenal	1-2	A	0	Albert Quixall 26'	John Barnwell 9', *David Herd 21'
16.	02-11-1960	Bradford City	1-2	A	0	Dennis Viollet 25'	Gerry Smith 55', Bobby Webb 57'
17.	05-11-1960	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	H	0
18.	12-11-1960	Birmingham City	1-3	A	0	Bobby Charlton 81'	Richard Neal 13', Johnny Gordon 72', Brian Taylor 75'
19.	19-11-1960	West Bromwich Albion	3-0	H	0	Alex Dawson 20', Dennis Viollet 31', Albert Quixall 77' (pen)
20.	26-11-1960	Cardiff City	0-3	A	0		Derek Hogg 30', 59', Brian Edgeley 43'
21.	03-12-1960	Preston North End	1-0	H	0	Alex Dawson 60'
22.	10-12-1960	Fulham	4-4	A	0	Bobby Charlton 4', Albert Quixall 8' (pen), 56', Alex Dawson 47'	Stan Brown 38', 42', Alan Mullery 45', Pat O'Connell 63'
23.	17-12-1960	Blackburn Rovers	2-1	A	0	Mark Pearson 12', 23'	Ally MacLeod 35'
24.	24-12-1960	Chelsea	2-1	A	0	Bobby Charlton 49', Alex Dawson 67'	Peter Brabrook 90'
25.	26-12-1960	Chelsea	6-0	H	2	Alex Dawson ??', ??', ??', James Nicholson ??', ??', Bobby Charlton ??'
26.	31-12-1960	Manchester City	5-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 5', 48', Alex Dawson 19', 44', 65'	Colin Barlow 16'
27.	07-01-1961	Middlesbrough	3-0	H	0	Noel Cantwell 25', Alex Dawson 77', 84'
28.	16-01-1961	Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	H	0	Nobby Stiles 14', Mark Pearson 73'
29.	21-01-1961	Leicester City	0-6	A	0		Jimmy Walsh 21', 51', Ken Keyworth 31', 70, Gordon Willis 76', Howard Riley 85' (pen)
30.	28-01-1961	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	A	0	Noel Cantwell 43' (pen)	Derek Wilkinson 14'
31.	01-02-1961	Sheffield Wednesday	2-7	H	0	Mark Pearson 4', Alex Dawson 60'	John Fantham 2', 52', Alan Finney 30', 80', Keith Ellis 32', 38', 64'
32.	04-02-1961	Aston Villa	1-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 85'	Bobby Thomson 47'
33.	11-02-1961	Wolves	1-2	A	1	James Nicholson 68'	Norman Deeley 8', Ron Flowers 53'
34.	25-02-1961	Nottingham Forest	2-3	A	0	Bobby Charlton 10', Albert Quixall 48'	John Rowland 24', Colin Booth 84', Colin Addison 85'
35.	01-04-1961	Fulham	3-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 44', Dennis Viollet 66', Albert Quixall 73'	Pat O'Connell 9'
36.	03-04-1961	Blackpool	2-0	H	1	James Nicholson 1', Peter Hauser 42' (o.g.)
37.	08-04-1961	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	A	0	Mark Pearson 48'	Don Howe 79'
38.	21-10-1961	Arsenal	1-5	A	0	Dennis Viollet 86'	Gerry Ward 37', John Barnwell 49', George Eastham 60', Alan Skirton 65', 75'
39.	28-10-1961	Bolton Wanderers	0-3	H	0		Brian Pilkington 13', Freddie Hill 18', Billy McAdams 63'
40.	02-12-1961	Everton	1-5	A	0	David Herd 60'	Bobby Collins 9', Roy Vernon 11', 32', Jimmy Fell 15', Alex Young 38'
41.	09-12-1961	Fulham	3-0	H	0	David Herd 38', 47', Nobby Lawton 79'
42.	16-12-1961	West Ham United	1-2	H	0	David Herd 18'	John Dick 75', 85'
43.	26-12-1961	Nottingham Forest	6-3	H	0	David Herd 3', Nobby Lawton 8', 30', 71', Bobby Charlton 24', Shay Brennan 78'	Len Julians 40', Trevor Hockey 68', Calvin Palmer 81' (pen)
44.	06-01-1962	Bolton Wanderers	2-1	H	1	David Herd 83', James Nicholson 90'	Dennis Stevens 35'
45.	13-01-1962	Blackpool	0-1	H	0		Peter Hauser 8'
46.	15-01-1962	Aston Villa	2-0	H	0	Albert Quixall 20', Bobby Charlton 25'
47.	20-01-1962	Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	A	0	Bobby Charlton 35', Nobby Stiles 65'	Jimmy Greaves 45', 77'
48.	31-01-1962	Arsenal	1-0	H	0	Maurice Setters 28'
49.	03-02-1962	Cardiff City	3-0	H	0	Nobby Stiles 2', Johnny Giles 30', Nobby Lawton 89'
50.	10-02-1962	Manchester City	2-0	A	0	Phil Chisnall 34', David Herd 68'
51.	17-02-1962	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	H	0
52.	28-02-1962	Wolves	2-2	A	0	Nobby Lawton 32', David Herd 65'	Jimmy Murray 68', Chris Crowe 70'
53.	10-03-1962	Preston North End	0-0	A	0
54.	17-03-1962	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	A	0		Brian Pilkington 46'
55.	20-03-1962	Nottingham Forest	0-1	A	0		Geoff Vowden 20'
56.	04-04-1962	Leicester City	3-4	A	0	Sammy McMillan 39', 43', Albert Quixall 52' (pen)	Albert Cheesebrough 5', 20', Ken Keyworth 37', 57'
57.	24-04-1962	Sheffield United	3-2	A	0	Sammy McMillan 75', 89', Nobby Stiles 78'	Derek Pace 47', Billy Hodgson 58'
58.	28-04-1962	Fulham	0-2	A	0		Maurice Cook 3', Graham Leggat 21'
59.	25-08-1962	Arsenal	3-1	A	0	David Herd 58', 74', Phil Chisnall 71'	Eddie Clamp 88'
60.	29-08-1962	Everton	0-1	H	0		Roy Vernon 78' (pen)
61.	01-09-1962	Birmingham City	2-0	H	0	Johnny Giles 7', David Herd 51'
62.	05-09-1962	Bolton Wanderers	0-3	A	0		*Wyn Davies 6', Brian Pilkington 32' (pen), Freddie Hill 77'
63.	08-09-1962	Leyton Orient	0-1	A	0		Terry McDonald 89'
64.	15-09-1962	Manchester City	2-3	H	0	Denis Law 46', 70'	Peter Dobing 17' (pen), Joe Hayes 23', Alex Harley 90'
65.	06-10-1962	Blackpool	2-2	A	0	David Herd 2', 39'	John McPhee 30', Ray Charnley 75'
66.	13-10-1962	Blackburn Rovers	0-3	H	0		Mick McGrath 12', Mike Harrison 37', Ian Lawther 58'
67.	08-12-1962	Nottingham Forest	5-1	H	0	David Herd 10', 22', Bobby Charlton 25', Johnny Giles 72', Denis Law 88'	Colin Addison 18'
68.	15-12-1962	West Bromwich Albion	0-3	A	0		Bobby Cram 37', Keith Smith 49', Alec Jackson 69'

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