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Maximillian Nicholson (born 3 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger.[1]

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Max Nicholson

Personal information
Full name	Maximillian Nicholson[1]
Date of birth	(1971-10-03) 3 October 1971 (age 51)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Doncaster Rovers	23	(2)
1992–1994	Hereford United	52	(7)
1994	Torquay United	1	(0)
1994–?	Scunthorpe United	27	(5)
	Geylang United
	Woodlands Wellington FC
2000–2001	Wollongong Wolves FC	14	(0)
2002–?	Gainsborough Trinity
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Nicholson began his career as a trainee with Doncaster Rovers and was given his professional debut in 1989 by former Scotland captain Billy Bremner. After four years at Belle Vue he moved on to Hereford United, Torquay United and then Scunthorpe United playing in excess of 150 league games.

He moved on to play professionally in the Singapore S. League with former Scunthorpe team-mate Stuart Young for four years and was voted the Straits Times S League player of the year in 1997.

He played for Geylang United and Woodlands and acted as a witness in the match fixing scandal of 2000 as, after being attacked with a hockey stick by the notorious Wilson Raj Perumal[2] along with fellow Woodlands player Ivica Raguz, two S League players, German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel and Australian defender Mirko Jurilj were jailed for alleged fixing of matches. Nicholson had originally been arrested along with fellow British players from Geylang United, Billy Bone and Brian Bothwell.[3]

No charges were brought against Nicholson, he actually played in the game where it was alleged he was to be paid not to play in.^{[citation needed]}

Nicholson teamed up with Young for a third time in the National Soccer League of Australia, both playing for Wollongong Wolves FC, winning the national soccer league championship in his first season.[4] He was used mainly as a sub as it was difficult to dislodge Australia international Scott Chipperfield, but achieved something of a cult status amongst Wolves fans.^{[citation needed]} He played 14 times for the Wolves during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 NSL seasons.[5]

In July 2002 Nicholson joined Gainsborough Trinity.[6]

References

External links

• Max Nicholson at Soccerbase
• "Max Nicholson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

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