William Nicholl

For other people with the same name, see William Nichol.
For other people with the same name, see William Nichols.
William Nicholl
Personal information
Full name William Nicholl
Born 30 October 1868
Rastrick, England
Died 10 April 1922 (aged 53)
Brighouse, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Forwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1892–≥92 Brighouse Rangers
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1892 Yorkshire 22
1892 England 2 1 0 0 2
Rugby league
Source: scrum.com

William Nicholl (30 October 1868 — 10 April 1922 (aged 53)[1]) born in Rastrick, was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[2] and at club level for Brighouse Rangers,[3] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Brighouse. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Brighouse Rangers was a rugby union club.

Playing career

International honours

William Nicholl won caps for England while at Brighouse Rangers in the 1892 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Scotland.[4]

In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.

Change of Code

When Brighouse Rangers converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Thursday 29 August 1895, William Nicholl would have been 26 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Brighouse Rangers.

References

  1. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
  3. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ↑ "International Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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