Brian Nicholas
{{Short description|Welsh footballer (1933–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Brian Nicholas
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Charles Brian Nicholas
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|4|20|df=y}}
|birth_place = Aberdare, Wales
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10||1933|4|20|df=y}}
|death_place = Coventry, England
|height =
|position = Wing half
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
|years1 = 1948–1955
|clubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
|caps1 = 113
|goals1 = 2
|years2 = 1955–1957
|clubs2 = Chelsea
|caps2 = 26
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 1957–1962
|clubs3 = Coventry City
|caps3 = 113
|goals3 = 0
|years4 =
|clubs4 = Rugby Town
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
|totalcaps = 252
|totalgoals = 3
}}
Charles Brian Nicholas (20 April 1933 – October 2021) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a wing half.
Career
Born in Aberdare, Nicholas played for Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Coventry City and Rugby Town.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/briannicholas.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}
He died in Coventry in October 2021, at the age of 88.{{Hugman|14568|access-date=23 December 2024}}
References
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wing halves
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Rugby Town F.C. (1945) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Footballers from Aberdare
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