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| Full name | William Nicholl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1868 Rastrick, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 1922 (aged 53) Brighouse, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Nicholl (30 October 1868 – 10 April 1922[2]) was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire,[3] and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, in the Forwards, and club level rugby league (RL) for Brighouse Rangers, as a forward.[4] He played in all forward positions for Yorkshire.[5] He continued to play for Brighouse Rangers after they became a founding a member of the Northern Union in 1895.
- ^ "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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