| Kevin Nicholls | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin John Richard Nicholls | |
| Date of birth | 2 January 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Newham, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in | |
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Preston North End | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1999 1999 1999–2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Charlton Athletic → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) Wigan Athletic Luton Town Leeds United Preston North End |
12 (1) 4 (1) 28 (1) 175 (30) 13 (0) 18 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin Nicholls (born 2 January 1979, Newham, England). Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland is a professional footballer who currently plays for Preston North End. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire He signed for Preston on 3 July 2007 after an unsuccessful spell at Leeds United A.F.C., where he invoked the wrath of manager Dennis Wise by announcing that his move to Leeds from Luton Town had been a mistake. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire.
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Career
Kevin began his playing career at Charlton Athletic making his debut in the 1996-97 season. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of After a serious knee injury ruled him out most of the 1997-98 season he failed to break into the team in 1998-99 season and was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion who promptly sent him back after four games. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
Wigan Athletic
After a short period back at Charlton Nicholls was transferred to Wigan Athletic for £250,000 (rising to £650,000)based on appearances). Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Many Charlton fans hold Nicholls in high regard, and see him as a player who but for injury and their step up to the premier league could have made a real difference to their history. In the 1999-2000 season he was once again victim of injury only playing 8 games and after he appeared in 26 games in the 2000-01 season. He scored his only goal for Wigan in the 2-1 defeat against Reading in the play-off semi-final.
Luton Town
In the summer of 2001, Joe Kinnear signed him for Luton for s fee rising to £150,000. Joe Kinnear (born 27 December 1946, in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish football manager and former player Kevin was a pivotal player in Luton's promotion season of 2001-02 becoming the team captain. At Luton, Nicholls managed for several seasons to avoid the injuries that dogged him at previous clubs and became the "heart and soul of the team" according to Kinnear. Unfortunately the 2003-04 season was not so good as he was again injured and missed 5 months. After the injury Kevin returned to his preferred central midfield position and contributed to Luton's very respectable 10th place finish.
In the 2004-2005 season Kevin was voted Player of the Year by the supporters as Luton won the League One championship. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football It was Kevin who lifted the championship trophy following their 4-2 victory against Brentford in April. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. He scored 14 goals, most of which came, crucially at times, from the penalty spot.
Nicholls was a vital part of the Luton side that not only finished 10th in the Championship in their first season, but in the match against Liverpool in the FA Cup, a game in which the Hatters went into a 3-1 lead courtesy of Nicholls, once again, well struck penalty. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Hatters eventually fell short of the quality to see out the game, losing 5-3, but many of the players, such as Nicholls, who had spent the majority of their careers in the lower leagues, where now in the public eye.
Leeds United
On 27 July 2006, Nicholls signed for Leeds United for £700,000. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football [1] In his first training session with Leeds, he damaged his knee ligaments but hoped to be back within 3 months. [2] Nicholls' quick rehabilitation allowed him to make his debut for the club as a substitute in Leeds' match against Sunderland on 13 September 2006, one and a half months before he was due back. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
Nicholls picked up another injury on 30 September 2006 against West Brom, which kept him out until December. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are On 26 October 2006, he was made the new captain of Leeds United Football Club by new manager Dennis Wise, with Shaun Derry being appointed his deputy. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is Shaun Peter Derry (born December 6, 1977 in Nottingham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Crystal [4]
Nicholls returned from injury on 16 December 2006, starting in the 1-0 loss against Ipswich Town. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here This was his first game as captain of Leeds and it ended with a red card in the dying minutes. Manager, Wise, decided not to appeal against the decision, so Nicholls missed Leeds' following three matches over the Christmas period. [5] Nicholls returned to the side once his suspension had been served in the 2-1 victory over Coventry City in what some Leeds fans described as a sensational performance. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry,
On 3 March 2007 Nicholls was dropped for Leeds' home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In his post-match interview, Dennis Wise said that Nicholls had asked to leave the club and return to his former club Luton Town[6]. However, Wise stated that he would not allow Nicholls to return to Luton unless the original fee of £700,000 is paid back to Leeds. It was also stated that Nicholls had been stripped of his captaincy. He has now become somewhat of a hate figure amongst Leeds fans. [7]
Preston North End
On 29 June 2007, it was revealed that he had left Leeds and had signed a deal to move to Preston North End for an undisclosed fee[8]. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Nicholls officially moved to Preston on 3 July due to Leeds' administration forcing them to delay all trading until that date. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
Nicholls' spell at Preston has also been unsuccessful. He was a regular under Paul Simpson in the first few months of the season, but since his departure and the arrival of Alan Irvine, he has been out of the team through injury and also that he is behind Paul McKenna, Darren Carter and new signing Richard Chaplow in the pecking order.
International career
He was capped once and then sent off for the England U-20 team.
Notes
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leeds United | Nicholls joins Leeds from Luton
- ^ BBC Football (02/08/2006). "Leeds get boost on Nicholls front" BBC. co. uk (accessed 13th September 2006)
- ^ Leeds United (13/09/2006). "Leeds Vs Sunderland" LeedsUnited. com (accessed 13th September 2006)
- ^ Sky Sports (26/10/2006). "Nicholls made Leeds captain" SkySports. com (accessed 26 October 2006)
- ^ BBC Football (18/12/2006). "Leeds accept Nicholls' dismissal" BBC. co. uk (accessed 19 December 2006)
- ^ Sky Sports (03/03/2007). "Nicholls request stuns Wise" SkySports. com (accessed 22 June 2007)
- ^ Super Leeds (30/04/2008). "Disgraced ex-skipper suffers injury blow" superleeds. wordpress. com (accessed 01 April 2008)
- ^ BBC Sport (29/06/2007). "Leeds star agrees Preston switch" BBC. co. uk (accessed 30 June 2007)
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