Johnny Nolan (1864 – 1 December 1907), was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s.
[2] Johnny Nolan was one of eight children (seven brothers and a daughter) born to Irish parents.
In his pre-British Lions tour biography it stated that his third full season at Rochdale was his most successful, scoring 24 tries and excelling in all aspects of the game (including tackling, dribbling, running and passing).
[1] On the tour Nolan amassed 15 tries,[3] notably striking three times in the 4-0 win over Canterbury at Lancaster Park.
He died in 1907 as the result of fatal injuries sustained in a scaffolding accident while he was working on the extensions to the Atlas Mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.