{{short description|England international rugby union & league footballer}} {{about||the British architectural and monumental sculptor|William Grinsell Nicholl|people with a similar name|William Nichol (disambiguation){{!}}William Nichol|and|William Nichols (disambiguation){{!}}William Nichols}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use British English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |first = RU |name = William Nicholl |fullname = William Nicholl |nickname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 30 October 1868 |birth_place = Rastrick, England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1922|4|10|1868|10|30}} |death_place = Brighouse, England |height = |weight = |ru_position = Forward |position = Forward |ru_club1 = Brighouse Rangers |ru_year1start = ≤1892 |ru_year1end = 95 |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |club1 = Brighouse Rangers |year1start = 1895 |year1end = ≥95 |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |ru_teamA = Yorkshire |ru_yearAstart = 1892 |ru_yearAend = |ru_appearancesA = 22 |ru_triesA = |ru_goalsA = |ru_fieldgoalsA = |ru_pointsA = |ru_teamB = England |ru_yearBstart = 1892 |ru_yearBend = |ru_appearancesB = 2 |ru_triesB = 1 |ru_goalsB = 0 |ru_fieldgoalsB = 0 |ru_pointsB = 2 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 16 April 2012 |source = <ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/1027.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> }}
'''William Nicholl''' (30 October 1868 – 10 April 1922<ref name="Death details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QpxFP%2BuzZ5e%2Fekgz%2BtcHtA&scan=1|title=Death details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref>) was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire,<ref>Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/[http://www.duffieldprinters.co.uk Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd]. ISBN n/a</ref> and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, in the Forwards, and club level rugby league (RL) for Brighouse Rangers, as a forward.<ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| page= 178}}</ref> He played in all forward positions for Yorkshire.<ref name="Yorkshire Post"/> He continued to play for Brighouse Rangers after they became a founding a member of the Northern Union in 1895.
==Background== William Nicholl was born in Rastrick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 53 in Brighouse, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
==International honours==
William Nicholl won two caps for England while at Brighouse Rangers in the 1892 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Scotland.<ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk"/>
==Post Rugby== After finishing his rugby career, he took up bowls, winning the 1912 Brighouse and District bowling championships.<ref name="Yorkshire Post">{{cite news|newspaper=Yorkshire Post|page=14|date=10 April 1922|title=Yorkshire Post}}</ref>
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