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Line 1: {{short description\|GB & England international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English\|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography \|name = Bob Nicholson \|fullname = Robert S. Nicholson \|nickname = ▼ \|image = \|imagesize = \|caption = \|birth_date = {{circa\|1921}} \|~~death_date~~ birth_place = [[Cumberland]] \|death_date = {{death date and given age\|1977\|4\|6\|56\|df=y}}<ref name="Death of former Fartowner">{{cite news \|title=Death of former Fartowner \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/941517084 \|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner \|date=8 April 1977 \|page=22 \|via=[[Newspapers.com]] \|url-access=subscription}}</ref> \|death_place = [[Whitehaven]], England \|height = \|weight = \|position = {{rlp\|PR\|SR}} \|club1 = [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]] \|year1start = 1939 \|year1end = 51 \|appearances1 = \|tries1 = Line 19 ⟶ 23: \|fieldgoals1 = \|points1 = \|club2 = → [[Hull FC]] ([[Loan (sports)\|guest]]) \|year2start = 1942 ▲\|~~nickname~~year2end = \|appearances2 = \|~~new~~ tries2 = ~~yes~~▼ \|~~updated~~goals2 = ~~12 April 2012~~▼ \|fieldgoals2 = \|points2 = \|teamA = [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]] \|yearAstart = Line 43 ⟶ 55: \|fieldgoalsC = 0 \|pointsC = 0 ▲\|new = yes \|retired = yes \|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bob-nicholson/summary.html\|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org\|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org\|date=31 December 2017\|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records \|id=9079 \|title=Bob Nicholson \|access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> ▲\|updated = 12 April 2012 ~~\|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/all.html rugbyleagueproject.org] [http://www.englandrl.co.uk englandrl.co.uk]~~ }} '''Robert S. "Bob" Nicholson''' was an [[English people\|English]] professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1940s, and 1950s, playing at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team\|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team\|England]], and [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]], and at club level for [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]], as a {{rlp\|pr}}, or {{rlp\|sr}}, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league\|contested scrums]].▼ ▲'''Robert S. "Bob" S. Nicholson''' ({{circa\|1921}} – 1977) was an [[English ~~people\|English]]~~ professional [[rugby league]] footballer ofwho played in the ~~1940s~~1930s, 1940s and 1950s,. He ~~playing~~played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team\|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team\|England]], and [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]], and at club level for [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]] and wartime guest at [[Hull FC]], as a {{rlp\|pr}}, or {{rlp\|sr}}~~, i.e~~.<ref ~~number~~name="Statistics 8at ~~or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league\|contested scrums]]~~rugbyleagueproject.org"/> Nicholson won caps for [[England national rugby league team\|England]] while at Huddersfield in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against France, in 1947 against Wales, in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Wales, and France,<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Nicholson&submit=Go&c=England\|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk\|publisher=englandrl\|date=31 December 2011\|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> and won caps for [[Great Britain national rugby league team\|Great Britain]] while at Huddersfield in 1946 against New Zealand, and in 1948 against Australia (2 matches).<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Nicholson&submit=Go&c=GB\|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk\|publisher=englandrl\|date=31 December 2011\|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> He also represented [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]]. Nicholson played right-{{rlp\|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]]'s 4-11 defeat by [[Bradford Bulls\|Bradford Northern]] in the [[1949 Yorkshire Cup\|1949]] [[RFL Yorkshire Cup\|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups\|County Cup]] Final during the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season\|1949–50 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground\|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium\|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 29 October 1949. Nicholson played {{rlp\|SR}} in Huddersfield's 2-20 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors\|Wigan]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship\|Championship]] Final during the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season\|1949–50 season]] at [[Maine Road]], [[Manchester]] on Saturday 13 May 1950.<ref name="1949-1950 Championship Final">{{cite web\|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=431\|title=1949-1950 Championship Final\|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com\|date=31 December 2011\|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> His [[Testimonial match]] at [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]] took place in 1950. ==~~References~~Playing career== ===Club career=== ~~{{Reflist}}~~ Nicholson played junior [[rugby league]] for [[Hensingham A.R.L.F.C.\|Hensingham]] before signing with [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]] in 1939, but due to the Second World War, he did not make his first team debut for the club until 1944.<ref name="Death of former Fartowner" /> Nicholson played at {{rlp\|sr}} in [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]]'s 4–11 defeat by [[Bradford Bulls\|Bradford Northern]] in the [[1949 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season\|1949–50 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium\|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 29 October 1949. Nicholson played {{rlp\|sr}} in Huddersfield's 2–20 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors\|Wigan]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship\|Championship]] Final during the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season\|1949–50 season]] at [[Maine Road]], [[Manchester]] on Saturday 13 May 1950.<ref name="1949-1950 Championship Final">{{cite web\|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=431\|title=1949-1950 Championship Final\|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com\|date=31 December 2011\|accessdate=1 January 2012\|archive-date=13 November 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032155/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=431\|url-status=dead}}</ref> His [[Testimonial match]] at [[Huddersfield Giants\|Huddersfield]] took place in 1950.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bob Nicholson Testimonial Brochure \|url=https://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Testimonials/Bob%20Nicholson%201951.pdf \|website=Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage \|access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> ~~==External links==~~ [http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Nicholson&submit=Go&c=England England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk] Nicholson retired from rugby league in 1951, returning to Whitehaven and becoming the licensee of the Shakespeare Hotel.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bob Nicholson To Retire \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/941415312 \|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner \|date=25 July 1951 \|page=5 \|via=[[Newspapers.com]] \|url-access=subscription}}</ref> [http://www.englandrl.co.uk/statistics/player_records?search=Nicholson&submit=Go&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk] [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Bob-Nicholson/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org] ===Representative honours=== [http://www.rugbyleague.org/features/content.php?feat_id=268&featcat_id=32 When Cumberland defeated the Aussies] Nicholson won [[Cap (sport)\|cap]]s for [[England national rugby league team\|England]] while at Huddersfield in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against France, in 1947 against Wales, in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Wales, and France, and won [[Cap (sport)\|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team\|Great Britain]] while at Huddersfield in 1946 against New Zealand, and in 1948 against Australia (2 matches). He also represented [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]]. Nicholson played at {{rlp\|sr}} in [[Cumberland rugby league team\|Cumberland]]'s 5-4 victory over [[Australia national rugby league team\|Australia]] in the [[1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France]] match at the [[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)\|Recreation Ground]], [[Whitehaven]] on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.<ref name="When Cumberland defeated the Aussies">{{cite web\|url=http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=268&featcat_id=32\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114185422/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=268&featcat_id=32\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=14 January 2010\|title=When Cumberland defeated the Aussies\|publisher=totalrl.com\|date=31 December 2017\|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Great Britain squad -– 1946 Australia & New Zealand Tourists "The Indomitables"}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Robert}} [[Category:1920s births]] [[Category:~~Year~~1977 ~~of death missing~~deaths]]▼ [[Category:Cumberland rugby league team players]] [[Category:England national rugby league team players]] Line 69 ⟶ 87: [[Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players]] [[Category:Huddersfield Giants players]] [[Category:Hull F.C. players]] [[Category:Place of birth missing]] [[Category:Place of death missing]] [[Category:Rugby league players from Cumbria]] [[Category:Rugby league props]] [[Category:Rugby league second-rows]] [[Category:Rugby League XIII players]] [[Category:~~Year~~20th-century ofEnglish ~~birth missing~~sportsmen]] ▲[[Category:Year of death missing]]