Dai Nicholas
Personal information
Full name David Sidney Nicholas[1]
Date of birth (1897-08-12)12 August 1897
Place of birth Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales[1]
Date of death 7 April 1982(1982-04-07) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919 Merthyr Town
1919–1920 Swansea Town
1920–1921 Merthyr Town 46 (2)
1921–1924 Stoke 54 (3)
1924 Aberavon Athletic
1924–1929 Swansea Town 151 (14)
Total 251 (19)
International career
1921–1927 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Sidney "Dai" Nicholas (12 August 1897 – 7 April 1982) was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Merthyr Town, Swansea Town and Stoke.[1]

Career

Nicholas was capped by Wales at schoolboy level in 1912 and he was given trials by Merthyr Town but due to World War I he was recruited by the Royal Navy.[1] Towards the end of the war he played several games as an amateur for Swansea before turning professional with Merthyr, only to enter the Carmarthen Training college to begin training as a teacher.[1] In 1921 he joined Stoke and was a 'speedy winger' who performed well on the wing for Stoke before becoming homesick in 1924.[1] He moved back to Swansea Town and also became a teacher in his native Aberdare.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Merthyr Town 1920–21 Third Division South 17130201
1921–22 Third Division South 29130321
Total 46260522
Stoke 1921–22 Second Division 600060
1922–23 First Division 32321344
1923–24 Second Division 9010100
1924–25 Second Division 700070
Total 54331574
Swansea Town 1924–25 Third Division South 19200192
1925–26 Second Division 25472326
1926–27 Second Division 34250392
1927–28 Second Division 37210382
1928–29 Second Division 31220332
1929–30 Second Division 520052
Total 1511415216616
Career Total 2511924327522

International

Source:[3]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 192310
192720
Total30

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Dai Nicholas at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Nicholas, Dai at National-Football-Teams.com
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