charlie nicholas

Forward

Profile

Squad Number:	9
Position:	Forward
Date of Birth:	Saturday, December 30, 1961
Birthplace:	Glasgow

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 9
Weight:	11st 0lbs
Signed:	7th January 1988

If ever there was a stellar signing, this was it. Ian Porterfield signed Nicholas from Arsenal for £400,000 in the New Year of 1988, and immediately lifted the Dons' flagging spirits. In his Pittodrie debut against Dunfermline, 20,000 turned out to see the former Celtic star. A gifted striker, Nicholas was already a Scottish international by the time he arrived at Pittodrie, and went on to become a favourite at Pittodrie. Played in the side that won the Cup double in 1989-90, and began to form an exciting partnership with Hans Gillhaus that was touted, as the most feared in the game. Moved back to his first club Celtic after the Dons had beaten the Parkhead side in the 1990 Cup Final.

After hanging up his boots, Charlie went on to be a successful football pundit on television.

Aberdeen Debut

All Appearances

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
09/01/1988	Hibernian 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		16,000		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
12/05/1990	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Celtic	Scottish Cup	60,493	Start
28/04/1990	Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren	Premier Division	7,977	Start
18/04/1990	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee United	Premier Division	10,000	Start
14/04/1990	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	16,581	Start
08/04/1990	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers	Premier Division	23,000	Start
31/03/1990	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	8,071	Start
24/03/1990	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell	Premier Division	10,000	Start
17/03/1990	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	22,500	Start
10/03/1990	Hibernian 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	9,550	Start
03/03/1990	Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 4 Aberdeen	Premier Division	8,228	Start
24/02/1990	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Morton	Scottish Cup	14,500	Start
17/02/1990	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic	Premier Division	22,100	Start
10/02/1990	Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	10,533	Start
03/02/1990	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division	15,000	Start
27/01/1990	St. Mirren 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	7,855	Start
20/01/1990	Partick Thistle 2 - 6 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	11,875	Start
13/01/1990	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	Premier Division	14,000	Start
06/01/1990	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	41,351	Start
02/01/1990	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Dundee	Premier Division	16,054	Start
30/12/1989	Motherwell 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	7,267	Start
26/12/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian	Premier Division	16,500	Start
20/12/1989	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	11,370	Start
09/12/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Dundee United	Premier Division	15,500	Start
02/12/1989	Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	38,300	Start
25/11/1989	Aberdeen 5 - 0 St. Mirren	Premier Division	13,500	Start
22/11/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers	Premier Division	23,000	Start
18/11/1989	Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Premier Division	11,882	Start
08/11/1989	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Hearts	Scottish Reserve League East	0	Start
28/10/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Motherwell	Premier Division	13,500	Start
25/10/1989	Hibernian 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Premier Division	12,000	Sub
22/10/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Rangers	League Cup	61,190	Start
16/10/1989	Aberdeen 3 - 1 St Johnstone	Scottish Premier Reserve League	0	Start
14/10/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division	15,000	Start
04/10/1989	Dundee United 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	11,879	Start
30/09/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic	Premier Division	21,734	Start
27/09/1989	Rapid Vienna 1 - 0 Aberdeen	UEFA Cup	19,000	Start
23/09/1989	St. Mirren 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	5,872	Start
20/09/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Celtic	League Cup	45,367	Start
16/09/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	Premier Division	13,000	Start
13/09/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Rapid Vienna	UEFA Cup	16,800	Start
09/09/1989	Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	40,283	Start
30/08/1989	Aberdeen 3 - 1 St. Mirren	League Cup	11,500	Start
26/08/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee	Premier Division	12,500	Start
23/08/1989	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Airdrie	League Cup	10,000	Start
19/08/1989	Motherwell 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	6,491	Start
16/08/1989	Albion Rovers 0 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	2,384	Start
12/08/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Hibernian	Premier Division	16,000	Start
05/08/1989	Utrecht 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Tour	5,000	Sub
02/08/1989	Den Haag 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Tour	6,000	Start
30/07/1989	Heerenveen 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Tour	0	Start
06/05/1989	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Motherwell	Premier Division	6,500	Start
29/04/1989	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Celtic	Premier Division	21,500	Start
22/04/1989	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	13,367	Start
15/04/1989	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Hamilton	Premier Division	9,712	Start
08/04/1989	Hibernian 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	11,000	Start
01/04/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee United	Premier Division	16,700	Start
25/03/1989	St. Mirren 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Premier Division	7,541	Start
18/03/1989	Raith Rovers 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Friendly	1,583	Start
11/03/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Dundee	Premier Division	11,800	Start
27/02/1989	Dundee United 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	21,095	Start
22/02/1989	Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	18,756	Start
18/02/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	23,000	Start
14/02/1989	Hamilton 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	2,016	Start
01/02/1989	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	Scottish Cup	21,500	Start
28/01/1989	Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	16,656	Start
21/01/1989	Motherwell 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	5,906	Start
14/01/1989	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Rangers	Premier Division	22,000	Start
07/01/1989	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hibernian	Premier Division	13,500	Start
03/01/1989	Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	17,952	Start
10/12/1988	Celtic 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	42,437	Start
03/12/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Hamilton	Premier Division	8,234	Start
26/11/1988	Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	42,239	Start
19/11/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Motherwell	Premier Division	10,028	Start
12/11/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	Premier Division	15,184	Start
05/11/1988	Hibernian 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	11,500	Start
02/11/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Celtic	Premier Division	22,000	Start
29/10/1988	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	12,644	Start
23/10/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Rangers	League Cup	72,122	Start
12/10/1988	St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	4,284	Start
08/10/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Rangers	Premier Division	22,370	Start
01/10/1988	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	4,225	Start
27/09/1988	Hamilton 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	3,634	Start
24/09/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division	14,000	Start
20/09/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Dundee United	League Cup	18,491	Start
17/09/1988	Celtic 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Premier Division	37,677	Start
10/09/1988	Aberdeen 3 - 4 Hamilton	Scottish Premier Reserve League	0	Start
07/09/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dynamo Dresden	UEFA Cup	14,500	Start
03/09/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Hibernian	Premier Division	13,583	Sub
31/08/1988	Hibernian 1 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	13,500	Start
29/08/1988	Brechin City 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League East	0	Start
27/08/1988	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Dundee United	Scottish Premier Reserve League	0	Start
25/08/1988	Alloa Athletic 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League East	0	Start
13/08/1988	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	12,222	Start
07/08/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Royal Antwerp	Tour	30,000	Sub
05/08/1988	Feyenoord 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Tour	0	Start
01/08/1988	Arbroath 0 - 5 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
07/05/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Motherwell	Premier Division	5,500	Start
04/05/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Hibernian	Premier Division	7,000	Start
30/04/1988	Rangers 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	36,010	Start
23/04/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division	10,500	Start
20/04/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	19,048	Start
16/04/1988	Morton 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	3,200	Start
13/04/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	17,288	Start
09/04/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	20,488	Start
02/04/1988	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	7,132	Start
30/03/1988	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	Premier Division	22,700	Start
26/03/1988	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Falkirk	Premier Division	9,410	Start
19/03/1988	Dundee United 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	10,403	Start
12/03/1988	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Clyde	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
05/03/1988	St. Mirren 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	4,858	Start
27/02/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee	Premier Division	13,500	Start
20/02/1988	Hamilton 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	7,270	Start
13/02/1988	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Premier Division	18,817	Start
06/02/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Rangers	Premier Division	22,500	Start
30/01/1988	St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	7,533	Start
23/01/1988	Motherwell 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Premier Division	6,584	Start
16/01/1988	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	Premier Division	20,000	Start
09/01/1988	Hibernian 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Premier Division	16,000	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1989-90	32	1	11	5	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	44	1	13	2	1	1
1988-89	28	1	16	3	0	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	37	1	18	3	1	2
1987-88	16	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	22	0	5	0	0	0
Totals:	76	2	30	8	0	1	16	0	5	3	0	0	103	2	36	5	2	3
Total Appearances/Goals:														105	36

Scottish International Caps

Total Appearances:

Season	Date	Match	Tournament
1988-89	26/04/1989	Scotland v Cyprus	World Cup Qualifier
1986-87	23/05/1987	Scotland v England	Rous Cup
1986-87	10/09/1986	Scotland v Bulgaria	Euro Championship Qualifier
1985-86	13/06/1986	Uruguay v Scotland	World Cup Finals
1985-86	04/06/1986	Denmark v Scotland	World Cup Finals
1985-86	23/04/1986	England v Scotland	Rous Cup
1985-86	26/03/1986	Scotland v Romania	Friendly
1985-86	28/01/1986	Israel v Scotland	Friendly
1984-85	27/03/1985	Scotland v Wales	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	27/02/1985	Spain v Scotland	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	17/10/1984	Scotland v Iceland	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	12/09/1984	Scotland v Yugoslavia	Friendly
1983-84	01/06/1984	France v Scotland	Friendly
1983-84	12/10/1983	Scotland v Belgium	Euro Championship Qualifier
1982-83	20/06/1983	Canada v Scotland	Friendly
1982-83	16/06/1983	Canada v Scotland	Friendly
1982-83	12/06/1983	Canada v Scotland	Friendly
1982-83	01/06/1983	England v Scotland	British Int'l Championship
1982-83	24/05/1983	Scotland v Northern Ireland	British Int'l Championship
1982-83	30/03/1983	Scotland v Switzerland	Euro Championship Qualifier

Scottish international caps

Total Appearances: 20

Season	Date	Match	Tournament
1988-89	26/04/89	SCOTLAND v Cyprus	World Cup Qualifier
1986-87	23/05/87	SCOTLAND v England	Rous Cup
1986-87	10/09/86	SCOTLAND v Bulgaria	Euro Championship Qualifier
1985-86	13/06/86	Uruguay v SCOTLAND	World Cup Finals
1985-86	04/06/86	Denmark v SCOTLAND	World Cup Finals
1985-86	23/04/86	England v SCOTLAND	Rous Cup
1985-86	26/03/86	SCOTLAND v Romania	Friendly
1985-86	28/01/86	Israel v SCOTLAND	Friendly
1984-85	27/03/85	SCOTLAND v Wales	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	27/02/85	Spain v SCOTLAND	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	17/10/84	SCOTLAND v Iceland	World Cup Qualifier
1984-85	12/09/84	SCOTLAND v Yugoslavia	Friendly
1983-84	01/06/84	France v SCOTLAND	Friendly
1983-84	12/10/83	SCOTLAND v Belgium	Euro Championship Qualifier
1982-83	20/06/83	Canada v SCOTLAND	Friendly
1982-83	16/06/83	Canada v SCOTLAND	Friendly
1982-83	12/06/83	Canada v SCOTLAND	Friendly
1982-83	01/06/83	England v SCOTLAND	British Int'l Championship
1982-83	24/05/83	SCOTLAND v Northern Ireland	British Int'l Championship
1982-83	30/03/83	SCOTLAND v Switzerland	Euro Championship Qualifier

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