George Nicholls

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 14th May, 1944
Current Age
79 years and 310 days
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Awards & Accolades

Lance Todd Trophy
1978
Man Of Steel Award
1978

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Great Britain 42 7 -   - 21 27 14 2 64.29% List
Test Series 18 - -   - - 8 10 0 44.44% List
World Cup 14 2 -   - 6 9 2 3 64.29% List
The Ashes 11 - -   - - 3 8 0 27.27% List
European Championship 4 1 -   - 3 3 1 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches England 7 - -   - - 3 3 2 42.86% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Lancashire Cup 5 - -   - - 2 3 0 40.00% List
English Championship 22 - -   - - 14 8 0 63.64% List
Tour Matches St Helens 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Regal Trophy 5 - -   - - 2 3 0 40.00% List
Challenge Cup 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List
UK Second Division 44 6 -   - 18 27 17 0 61.36% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1971-74, 1977-79 29 2 -   - 6 17 11 1 58.62% List
England 1975, 1977-78 11 1 -   - 3 7 2 2 63.64% List
Overall1971-1979 40 3 0   0 9 24 13 3 60.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1971-1974 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1971-1977 7 2 -   - 6 5 1 1 71.43% List
England 1975 7 - -   - - 4 1 2 57.14% List
Overall1972-1977 14 2 0   0 6 9 2 3 64.29% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 1976 ? - -   - -  
St Helens 1980/81 23 - -   - - 16 7 0 69.57% List
Cardiff 1981/82 26 5 -   - 15 12 14 0 46.15% List
Salford 1982/83 26 1 -   - 3 18 8 0 69.23% List
Salford 1983/84 7 - -   - - 3 4 0 42.86% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 1976, 1980 24 - -   - - 16 8 0 66.67% List
Cardiff 1981 26 5 -   - 15 12 14 0 46.15% List
Salford 1982-83 33 1 -   - 3 21 12 0 63.64% List
Overall1976-1984 ? 6 0   0 18 ? ? ? ?  

Your Say

  • E Sinnott
    26/01/2011

    George Nickolls started his playing days for Widnes and was a member of the 1972 World Cup winning team before moving to St Helens in late 1972.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Newspapers