Stan Nicholson is a former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at club level for

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

Playing career

Nicholson made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 4 April 1959.Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). ''Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club''. The History Press.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Nicholson was a reserve to travel in

' 17-12 victory over Barrow in the

1966–67 Challenge Cup The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final In the Challenge Cup final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow Raid ...

Final during the 1966–67 season at

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on Saturday 13 May 1967, in front of a crowd of 76,290.

Testimonial match

Nicholson's benefit season at

took place during the 1969–70 season.

Genealogical information

Stan Nicholson is the uncle of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s for

; Tony Nicholson.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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