Australian rules footballer
| Don Nicolson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Nicolson | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-11-05)5 November 1939 | ||
| Original team(s) | Colac | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959 | Essendon | 5 (2) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don Nicolson (born 5 November 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicolson returned to his original club, Colac, after one season with Essendon. In 1963, he won the Hampden Football League best and fairest. Nicolson was later captain-coach of South Colac before coming back to Colac in the 1970s in the positions of under-18s coach and club president.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Don Nicolson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Nicolson at AustralianFootball.com
- Essendon Football Club past player profile