James Michael Nicholl was born on 28 December 1956 and is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played for several clubs, including Manchester United and Rangers.
23 Facts About Jimmy Nicholl
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Jimmy Nicholl was mainly a right-back but could play in other defensive roles.
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Jimmy Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring one goal.
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Jimmy Nicholl was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Northern Irish parents.
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Jimmy Nicholl's family moved back to Northern Ireland when he was 3.
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Jimmy Nicholl grew up on the Rathcoole estate on the outskirts of Belfast.
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Jimmy Nicholl started his career as a junior player at Manchester United.
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Jimmy Nicholl helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup Final and collected a runners-up medal in 1979.
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Jimmy Nicholl was sent off after 55 minutes and never played for the club again.
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On 28 February 1996, Jimmy Nicholl was appointed manager of Millwall, who just over two months earlier had been top of Division One but were now sliding down the table.
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Jimmy Nicholl was unable to arrest the decline and Millwall slipped into Division Two on the last day of the season.
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Jimmy Nicholl's second spell at Raith lasted two years, and ended on 14 June 1999 after he had failed to get them back into the top flight.
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In May 2004, Jimmy Nicholl followed Calderwood when he took over as manager at Aberdeen, again serving as his assistant until the two parted company with the club in May 2009.
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Jimmy Nicholl resumed his partnership with Calderwood at Kilmarnock in 2010.
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Jimmy Nicholl was then appointed assistant manager of Kilmarnock for a second time, by Kenny Shiels on 15 June 2011.
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Jimmy Nicholl then decided to accept the offer of assistant manager at Hibernian.
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Jimmy Nicholl left Hibernian soon after their new management team was recruited.
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Jimmy Nicholl led the side to the Fife Cup that season.
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The club was relegated to League One on the last day, after which Jimmy Nicholl resigned as manager.
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Jimmy Nicholl was appointed as assistant to new Falkirk manager Paul Hartley in October 2017, while continuing in his role with Northern Ireland.
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Jimmy Nicholl became assistant manager at Rangers in January 2018, assisting Graeme Murty.
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Jimmy Nicholl joined St Mirren as their first team coach in November 2018.
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Jimmy Nicholl then moved to Dundee in May 2019, assisting James McPake.