Terry Nicholl

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Terry Nicholl

| image = Terry Nicholl, The Commercial Appeal 1986-10-17 page C2.jpg

| caption = Nicholl circa 1986

| fullname = Terence John Nicholl

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1952|9|16}}

| birth_place = Wilmslow, England

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1972–1973

| clubs1 = Crewe Alexandra

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1973–1975

| clubs2 = Sheffield United

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1975–1976

| clubs3 = Southend United

| caps3 = 53

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1976–1981

| clubs4 = Gillingham

| caps4 = 184

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 1981–1986

| clubs5 = Wichita Wings (indoor)

| caps5 = 173

| goals5 = 46

| manageryears1 = 1986

| managerclubs1 = Memphis Storm (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 1986–1988

| managerclubs2 = Memphis Storm

| manageryears3 = 1988–1991

| managerclubs3 = Wichita Wings

| manageryears4 = 1992–1995

| managerclubs4 = Dayton Dynamo

| manageryears5 = 1992–2015

| managerclubs5 = Seven Hills School

| manageryears6 = 2003–2008

| managerclubs6 = Cincinnati Excite

| manageryears7 = 2008–2016

| managerclubs7 = Cincinnati United Premier

| manageryears8 = 2016–present

| managerclubs8 = Kings Hammer Academy

}}

Terence John Nicholl (born 16 September 1952){{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club|publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|pages=235}} is an English former association football player and manager. A midfielder, he played professionally in both England and the United States. He later managed several indoor teams in the United States where he was the 1987 and 1988 American Indoor Soccer Association Coach of the Year.

Playing career

Nicholl's clubs included Crewe Alexandra,[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/crewe/crewe.html Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database] Sheffield United and Gillingham, where he made over 180 Football League appearances. In 1981, he moved to the USA where he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He remained with the Wings until his retirement from playing following an injury-marred 1985–86 season.

Coaching career

Nicholl then turned to coaching in America, as an assistant with indoor side Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association. On 8 December 1986, the Storm fired head coach Gary Hindley and elevated Nicholl to head coach.DEALS THE SEATTLE TIMES – Tuesday, 9 December 1986 He was named the 1987 and 1988 AISA Coach Of The Year.[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#AISA The Year in American Soccer – 1987][http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html The Year In American Soccer – 1988] He won this award although he left the Storm just prior to the playoffs and moved to coach the Wichita Wings on 2 February 1988.NEW MISL COACH USA TODAY – Tuesday, 2 February 1988 After the Wings began the 1990–91 season with a string of losses, the team ownership began mentioning the possibility of Nicholl's being fired. However, they reconsidered as the team began an upswing in December and January before again sliding down the table. On 5 February 1991, the Wings fired Nicholl with the team at 13–20.SOCCER NOTES;Wings president Turner takes over duties from fired coach Nicholl USA TODAY – Tuesday, 5 February 1991

Nicholl, who has a degree in mechanical engineering, then went to work for Metalex, an aerospace firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. While this led to a tripling of his salary, he nearly accepted an offer to manage former club Gillingham in May 1991.CAREER MAN TERRY NICHOLL HAS DECISIONS TO MAKE SOON Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Sunday, 19 May 1991 He instead chose to remain as a sales representative for Metalex until July 1992 when he returned to coaching with the Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League.DYNAMO HOPE NICHOLL WILL TURN THEM TO GOLD Dayton Daily News (OH) – Thursday, 2 July 1992 He lasted until 24 January 1995.DYNAMO FIRE NICHOLL – BONO NOW PLAYER/COACH Dayton Daily News (OH) – Wednesday, 25 January 1995

On 11 August 2003, the Cincinnati Excite of the American Indoor Soccer League hired Nicholl. He was fired on 14 June 2008. He then moved to coach the Cincinnati United Premier of the Super Y-League, a position he holds today.[http://supery.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/14864966.html Cincinnati United Premier] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717014806/http://supery.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/14864966.html |date=17 July 2009 }}

In 1992, Nicholl became head coach of the varsity boys' soccer team at Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, known as the Stingers.{{cite news |last1=Minster |first1=Joe |title=Sugarman leaves mark in soccer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-sugarman-leaves-mark/133511051/ |work=The Cincinnati Post |date=9 December 1999 |page=10 |language=en}} In the 2009 season, he led the Stingers to the state semifinals and they finished with a 19–2–1 record.{{cite web|url=https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=564069|title=Varsity Boys Soccer's Remarkable Season Ends|date=10 November 2009|publisher=Seven Hills|accessdate=23 September 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://preps.cincinnati.com/teamsoccer.aspx?sp=104&tid=1091&y=2009&b=1|title=Seven Hills High School – 2009 Boys Soccer|publisher=Cincinnati.Com|accessdate=23 September 2010}} In 2013, Terry led Seven Hills to a regional semifinal and finished the season 13–3–4.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} Nicholl was named Miami Valley Conference coach of the year for 2014.{{cite web |title=Fall Sports Honors |url=https://issuu.com/scottcagle/docs/7hillsfallmag2014web3_fa_sp |website=Seven Hills Magazine |publisher=The Seven Hills School |page=23 |language=en |date=Fall 2014}} He left Seven Hills after the 2014 season.