George Anton Nicholas (born 19 December 1992) is an English semi-professional

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. He currently plays for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

side Northwood who he rejoined in 2023. Nicholas also had a short stint at

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates ...

who he joined following his release from

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

, before spending three years at Northwood, one with Harrow Borough and three with

Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Town Football Club is an English football club based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England. They were formed in 1960 as Mount Grace Old Scholars, and, after dropping 'Old Scholars' from the name in 1984, changed to their present na ...

and Hanwell Town.

Career

Nicholas made his debut for Notts County on 7 May 2011 in a 1–1 draw against

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

. In September, he joined

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on loan, initially for a monthlong period. In May 2012 he was released by Notts County, along with 12 other players. He signed for

after impressing during the 2012-13 pre-season and made three league substitute appearances for the club. Nicholas then joined

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club Northwood in January 2013, making his début in a defeat to

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. Nicholas scored his first goal for Northwood with a 25-yard strike against Barton Rovers on 9 February 2013, and then scored his second on 9 March against

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. Injuries however limited him to only nine league appearances during his time at the Woods and his loan spell expired at the end of the 2012/13 season. He signed on a permanent basis for Northwood in the summer of 2013. Having sustained an injury in September 2014, Nicholas returned to fitness in January 2015 playing a few more times. However, Nicholas took a break from football with Northwood in late January 2015 to take up the opportunity of modelling in New York. Nicholas made his return to Northwood as a substitute, coming on in a 3–2 home win over

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on 11 April 2015. In the summer of 2016 Nicholas moved up a division to sign for

Isthmian League Premier Division The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...

side Harrow Borough, along with Northwood teammates Andy Lomas, Max Holland and Steve Brown. Then, in the summer of 2017, Nicholas moved with Brown and Lomas to

where the trio helped the Scholars earn promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. In 2020, Nicholas moved to Isthmian League side Hanwell Town. In January 2023, Nicholas rejoined Isthmian League side Northwood.https://twitter.com/NorthwoodFC/status/1613944090260901925

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* 1992 births Living people English footballers Notts County F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Northwood F.C. players Harrow Borough F.C. players Potters Bar Town F.C. players Hanwell Town F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players Association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub