| Fullname | Robert Benjamin Mathieson Nicol[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 11 May 1936 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death date | 11 July 2012 (aged 76) |
| Death place | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Position | Wing half |
| Youthyears 2 | –1952 |
| Youthyears 3 | 1952–1955 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Ashton |
| Youthclubs 2 | Edinburgh City |
| Youthclubs 3 | Hibernian |
| Years 1 | 1955–1962 |
| Years 2 | 1962–1963 |
| Years 3 | 1963–1964 |
| Years 4 | 1962 |
| Years 5 | 1964 |
| Years 6 | 1966–1967 |
| Years 7 | 1968 |
| Clubs 1 | Hibernian |
| Clubs 2 | Barnsley |
| Clubs 3 | Berwick Rangers |
| Clubs 4 | Toronto City |
| Clubs 5 | Toronto City |
| Clubs 6 | Toronto Roma |
| Clubs 7 | Toronto Ukrainians |
| Caps 1 | 37 |
| Goals 1 | 2 |
| Caps 2 | 37 |
| Goals 2 | 1 |
| Caps 3 | 15 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Totalcaps | 89 |
| Totalgoals | 3 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1956–1958 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Scotland U23 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
Bobby Nicol (11 May 1936 – 11 July 2012)[2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Barnsley, Berwick Rangers and Toronto City.[3]
In the summer of 1962, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City.[4] In 1964, he returned to play for Toronto City.[5] In 1966, he signed with league rivals Toronto Roma.[6] The following season he re-signed with Toronto Roma to play in the National Soccer League.[7] In 1968, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with the Toronto Ukrainians.[8]
References
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- ^ "NICOL, Robert 'Bobby' Nichol - Obituary". CanadianObituaries.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Bobby Nicol". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Waring, Ed (9 August 1962). "Investment Pays Off As Roma Wins Title". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
- ^ Waring, Ed (7 March 1964). "Harold Ballard Resigns As President of ECPSL". The Globe and Mail. p. 28.
- ^ Kernaghan, Jim (7 May 1966). "Those play-for-pay soccer boys tottering on the financial brink". Toronto Daily Star. p. B37.
- ^ "Stavro gambling on 8,000 crowd to watch Israeli national team". The Globe and Mail. 17 October 1967. p. 33.
- ^ Waring, Ed (22 July 1968). "Student scores both the goals as Ukes blank Windsor Teutonia". The Globe and Mail. p. 18.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.