Stephen "Stevie" Nicholas (born 8 July 1981, in
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
) is a Scottish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Nicholas signed for Motherwell from Stirling Albion in 1999 for £100,000 and made his debut from the bench in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen at Fir Park on 20 March. He scored his first goal for Motherwell on 15 May that year, scoring a 74th minute consolation in a 5–1 home defeat to Rangers.
Formerly seen as a star of the future at both
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
and
Stirling Albion
Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...
injury has since stunted Nicholas' career. He returned to Stirling Albion in 2002 and has since had spells at Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle, Stranraer, East Fife, Queen's Park and Montrose.
He scored his first Queen's Park goal in a 2–1 loss to
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...
on 6 December 2008.
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Stirling
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Men's association football midfielders
Stirling Albion F.C. players
Motherwell F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Stranraer F.C. players
Queen's Park F.C. players
Montrose F.C. players
Ballingry Rovers F.C. players
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