Alan Nicholls
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| Alan Nicholls | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Nicholls | |
| Date of birth | 28 August 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | |
| Date of death | 26 November 1995 (aged 22) | |
| Place of death | Peterborough, England | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1993 1993–1995 1995 1995 |
Cheltenham Town Plymouth Argyle Gillingham Stevenage Borough |
? (?) 65 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1994 | England U21 | 1 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alan Nicholls (28 August 1973 – 26 November 1995) was an English football goalkeeper.
Alan started his career as a trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made the first team. He later played for non-league clubs Cradley Town and Cheltenham Town, before returning to the professional ranks when he was signed by Peter Shilton, who was then manager of Plymouth Argyle, for £5,000 before the start of the 1993/94 season. During his time at Plymouth Alan played once for the England Under-21 team in the Toulon Tournament in the summer of 1994.
In his two years at Plymouth, Nicholls played 79 games for the club. In 1995, Nicholls had a falling-out with then-Plymouth manager Neil Warnock and was released. He subsequently moved to Gillingham, without making an appearance, before returning to non-league football with Stevenage Borough. Shortly after signing for Stevenage, Nicholls was killed in a motorcycle crash near Peterborough.[1] The crash also claimed the life of the motorcyclist on whose bike Nicholls was passenger on.
In a 2007 web poll, Nicholls was named Plymouth Argyle's second-best goalkeeper of all time, behind Jim Furnell.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Independent article, 28 November 1995
- ^ Vital Plymouth: Furnell is Argyle's best keeper
