John Nicholas (24 July 1879 in

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– 29 September 1929) was a

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who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In

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he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.

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* 1879 births 1929 deaths English footballers Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic footballers of Great Britain Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Upton Park F.C. players Olympic medalists in football Association football forwards Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Allahabad Place of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub