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David Nicoll

Biography

David was signed from Arbroath Wanderers in the summer of 1894 and quickly became a first team regular, impressing enough to be selected for Forfarshire after less than a full season at the club. During his second season, as he continued to impress, Bolton Wanderers signed him on a professional deal, and he left the town on 28th February 1896. David signed for Millwall in the summer of 1899 and from there went on to Bristol City however during his first season at Ashton Gate he had a disagreement with the club, and he left, returning to Arbroath in late…Read moreRead less
David was signed from Arbroath Wanderers in the summer of 1894 and quickly became a first team regular, impressing enough to be selected for Forfarshire after less than a full season at the club. During his second season, as he continued to impress, Bolton Wanderers signed him on a professional deal, and he left the town on 28th February 1896.

David signed for Millwall in the summer of 1899 and from there went on to Bristol City however during his first season at Ashton Gate he had a disagreement with the club, and he left, returning to Arbroath in late March 1901 and featuring for ourselves until the end of that season.

For the 1901-02 season he returned to Bolton Wanderers but only managed two competitive appearances and he came back to Arbroath in the summer of 1902. During the 1902-03 season, he only managed two games in September and was transfer listed in October 1902, subsequently leaving the club with no further appearances.

Statistics

Apps
30
Goals
9
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.30
Minutes
2700
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1902-032000
1900-013000
1895-9620900
1894-955000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1894 · Left: 30 Oct 1902

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Selection Committee1 Sep 189427 Sep 190230

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  8. Recorded contract end

  9. Died

    Arbroath

Appearances (30)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
27 Sep 1902 Lochee Utd 1–2 Arbroath Northern League1902-03 W
20 Sep 1902 Arbroath 1–1 Dundee 'A' Northern League1902-03 D
20 Apr 1901 Dundee Wands 2–2 Arbroath Northern League1900-01 D
13 Apr 1901 Forfar 4–0 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 L
6 Apr 1901 Montrose 3–3 Arbroath Northern League1900-01 D
22 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–2 Forfar Northern League1895-96 W
15 Feb 1896 Montrose 3–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 L
8 Feb 1896 Arbroath 0–4 Hearts Scottish Cup1895-96 L
1 Feb 1896Neutral venue Arbroath 2–0 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
25 Jan 1896 Arbroath 3–1 St Johnstone Scottish Cup1895-96 W
18 Jan 1896 Arbroath 4–1 Montrose Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
11 Jan 1896 Arbroath 5–0 King's Park Scottish Cup1895-96 W
4 Jan 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Harp Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
28 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 1–1 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 D
21 Dec 1895 Arbroath 1–1 Montrose Northern League1895-96 D
14 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 2–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
7 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 4–2 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 L
30 Nov 1895 Annbank 4–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 L
23 Nov 1895 Arbroath 0–0 Annbank Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 D
9 Nov 1895 Arbroath 2–1 Abercorn Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 W
2 Nov 1895 Aberdeen (Old) 2–5 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 W
26 Oct 1895 Arbroath 3–2 Polton Vale Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 W
19 Oct 1895 Brechin (Old) 3–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
5 Oct 1895 Orion 1–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 W
7 Sep 1895 Lochee Utd 2–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 D
4 May 1895Neutral venue Arbroath 2–3 Montrose Forfarshire Charity Cup1894-95 L
20 Apr 1895 Arbroath 2–0 Forfar Forfarshire Charity Cup1894-95 W
17 Nov 1894 Arbroath 1–2 Dundee Wands Forfarshire Cup1894-95 L
22 Sep 1894 Vale of Atholl 4–1 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1894-95 L
1 Sep 1894 Arbroath 2–1 Montrose Scottish Qualifying Cup1894-95 W

Goals scored (9)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
15 Feb 1896 Montrose 3–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 L ?
25 Jan 1896 Arbroath 3–1 St Johnstone Scottish Cup1895-96 W 30′
25 Jan 1896 Arbroath 3–1 St Johnstone Scottish Cup1895-96 W 65′
11 Jan 1896 Arbroath 5–0 King's Park Scottish Cup1895-96 W ?
4 Jan 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Harp Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 6′
4 Jan 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Harp Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 35′
4 Jan 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Harp Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 47′
26 Oct 1895 Arbroath 3–2 Polton Vale Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 W ?
19 Oct 1895 Brechin (Old) 3–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 50′