Nicholas Jennings (18 January 1946 – 4 June 2016) was an English professional footballer whose 15-year career ran from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Born in Wellington, Somerset he played nearly 100 league games for his first club

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. A speedy winger, he moved to Portsmouth in January 1967 and was to prove such a popular player that in 1971 he was awarded the title of Pompey's Player of the Year. In all he made over 200 appearances for Pompey (and 4 during a loan spell at Aldershot) before moving to

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on a free transfer in the 1974 close season, making his final league appearance in 1978. Jennings also played the summer of

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in the NASL with the

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. He was named an All-Star Honorable Mention and help Dallas to the league final, which they lost 0–2. Jennings died on Saturday 4 June 2016 at the age of 70.Pompey will never forget Tricky Nicky on the wing
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1946 births 2016 deaths English men's footballers Sportspeople from Wellington, Somerset Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Dallas Tornado players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Somerset {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub