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Barry Nicholson (born 24 August 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant head coach of club Dundee.
He started his professional career with Rangers and went on to play over 100 games for each of Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen and Preston North End. He then played for Fleetwood Town before finishing his career at Kilmarnock. Nicholson earned three full caps for Scotland, all won during his time with Dunfermline.
The Dons qualified from their group in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup after a 4–0 win against F.C. Copenhagen. They were twice ahead in the next round at home against Bayern Munich before drawing 2–2. The won the return leg comfortably. In October 2007, Nicholson scored the first hat-trick of his career by scoring three goals against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the quarterfinals of the League Cup, with two of the goals being penalties. Nicholson scored the second goal for Aberdeen against hometown club Queen of the South in the 2007–08 Scottish Cup semifinals. Queens won the 7-goal game 4–3 to make it to the final for the first time in their history. "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website He later said, "I think that they were the better team and deserved to go through."
Nicholson scored his first goal for Preston in a 2–0 preseason Exhibition game away to Chorley.
On 22 August 2009, he sustained a suspected broken leg in the Championship game versus Peterborough United. Nicholson returned from injury for the final game of the 2009-10 season only to limp off the field within 15 minutes suffering from an injury to the same leg. Nicholson returned to the side in January 2011 playing regularly for the remainder of the season. He was released by Preston at the end of the 2011-12 season.
At the end of the 2013–14 season, Nicholson retired from playing and became the development manager at Fleetwood Town.
Preston North End
On 30 June 2008, Nicholson signed a two-year contract with an option of a third year on a free transfer for Preston North End, subject to passing a medical.
Later career
Nicholson signed for Fleetwood Town for the 2012–13 season. He then moved to Kilmarnock in August 2013 on a short-term contract. On 24 August 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Hibernian. In January 2014, Nicholson's contract was extended until the end of the season.
International career
Nicholson won three caps for Scotland, the first being in the friendly draw with Poland in April 2001; the last was in the friendly defeat to Sweden in November 2004.
Career statistics
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International
+Appearances and goals by national team and year
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!Goals Scotland 2001 2 0 2002 — 2003 — 2004 1 0
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Categories: 1978 Births, Living People, People Educated At Dumfries Academy, Footballers From Dumfries, Scottish Men's Footballers, Men's Association Football Midfielders, Rangers F.c. Players, Dunfermline Athletic F.c. Players, Aberdeen F.c. Players, Preston North End F.c. Players, Fleetwood Town F.c. Players, Kilmarnock F.c. Players, Scotland Men's B International Footballers, Scotland Men's International Footballers, Scotland Men's Under-21 International Footballers, Scottish Premier League Players, English Football League Players, Scottish Professional Football League Players, Fleetwood Town F.c. Non-playing Staff, Dundee F.c. Non-playing Staff
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