Claire Nichols

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

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|position = Goalkeeper

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|clubs1 = Liverpool (NSW)

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|nationalteam-update =5 June 1995 (before the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup)

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Claire Nichols (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Australia women's national soccer team. She competed at the 1994 OFC Women's Championship and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the club level, she played for Liverpool (NSW) in Australia.{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/sweden1995/teams/team=1882891/players.html |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 - Teams |accessdate=2007-09-28 |publisher=FIFA |year=1995 |work=FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024023624/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D103/edition%3D4654/teams/index.html |archivedate=24 October 2007 }}