Shane Michael Nicholson (born 3 June 1970 in Newark-on-Trent)[1] is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back.
[2] Nicholson made his début for the club on 22 November 1986 in a match against Burnley, becoming the youngest ever Lincoln City player to play in the Football League, at the age of 16 years and 172 days.
[3] After the club's promotion to the Division Four, Nicholson became a first team regular, playing 126 league games in four seasons, scoring six goals.
[4] When he joined The Rams, they were hoping to get promoted to the newly founded FA Premier League, but missed out in the playoffs despite finishing in 3rd place; Nicholson did not play any matches in the run in.
[2] While at the Baseball Ground, Nicholson was not a regular in the starting line-up, playing in 74 matches and scoring one goal in 3+1⁄2 seasons[2] and left the club in February 1996.
[2] On 6 June 2001, Nicholson joined fellow Division One (2nd tier) club Sheffield United on a free transfer, signing on three-year contract.
[2] On 15 July 2002, Nicholson joined Division Two (3rd tier) club Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, signing on two-year contract.