James Joseph Nicholson (born 27 February 1943) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played most of his career at Huddersfield Town and earned more than 40 caps for the Northern Ireland national team.
Nicholson began his career with Manchester United, for whom he made 58 appearances, scoring five times, between 1960 and 1963, when he moved over the Pennines to Huddersfield Town.
He subsequently played for Bury, Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic.
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