Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 14th May, 1944
- Current Age
- 81 years and 320 days
- Place Of Birth
- Widnes, Cheshire, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1972
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1974, New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979
- European Championship
- 1974/1975, 1977/1978
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1978
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1978
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 40 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64.29% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Widnes Vikings | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 45 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 64.44% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | England | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42.86% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | St Helens | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 44 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 61.36% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 106 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 99 | 62 | 10 | 93.40% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1971-74, 1977-79 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 58.62% | List | ||||
| England | 1975, 1977-78 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1971-1979 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 60.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1971-1974 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1971-1977 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| England | 1975 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1972-1977 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64.29% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 1976/77 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1980/81 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 9 | 0 | 86.96% | List | ||||
| Cardiff | 1981/82 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Salford | 1982/83 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 80.77% | List | ||||
| Salford | 1983/84 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 1976, 1980 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Cardiff | 1981 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Salford | 1982-83 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1976-1984 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 59.04% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers
Your Say
26 Jan 2011 2:43am
George Nickolls started his playing days for Widnes and was a member of the 1972 World Cup winning team before moving to St Helens in late 1972.
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