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'''Tony Nicholl''' (1 January 1916 - 11 March 1999) was a Maltese footballer. | |||
'''Tony | He was born in [[Sliema]], the youngest of 23 siblings. His father was an Irishman who came to Malta with the Irish Fusiliers. | ||
In his childhood, Tony was already a football fanatic. He used to play with friends in the many fields around Sliema at the time. Once he had a small accident while playing and hurt his foot. The pain increased and a medical doctor told his parents that the only solution was amputation. But his eldest brother Joe, [[Sliema Wanderers]] goalkeeper, asked the club doctor to visit his youngest brother. The medic massaged the child's foot and in a few days the pain had gone. | |||
Young Tony used to attend Sliema's Primary School. As his father's workplace was in Marsa, he was then transferred to the Marsa Primary School. Later he attended the Friars Secondary School. During his schooldays, Tony was a regular with the school team in the goalkeeper position, like his brother Joe. | |||
He started playing league football with Sliema Rovers who tried him in other positions. As this team used to serve as the nursery for Sliema Wanderers, Tony soon found himself as the centre-forward for the Blues in Malta's highest league. | |||
Revision as of 09:04, 18 January 2016
Tony Nicholl (1 January 1916 - 11 March 1999) was a Maltese footballer.
He was born in Sliema, the youngest of 23 siblings. His father was an Irishman who came to Malta with the Irish Fusiliers.
In his childhood, Tony was already a football fanatic. He used to play with friends in the many fields around Sliema at the time. Once he had a small accident while playing and hurt his foot. The pain increased and a medical doctor told his parents that the only solution was amputation. But his eldest brother Joe, Sliema Wanderers goalkeeper, asked the club doctor to visit his youngest brother. The medic massaged the child's foot and in a few days the pain had gone.
Young Tony used to attend Sliema's Primary School. As his father's workplace was in Marsa, he was then transferred to the Marsa Primary School. Later he attended the Friars Secondary School. During his schooldays, Tony was a regular with the school team in the goalkeeper position, like his brother Joe.
He started playing league football with Sliema Rovers who tried him in other positions. As this team used to serve as the nursery for Sliema Wanderers, Tony soon found himself as the centre-forward for the Blues in Malta's highest league.