Nicholas Jennings (18 January 1946 – 4 June 2016) was an English professional footballer whose 15-year career ran from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s.

Born in Wellington, Somerset he played nearly 100 league games for his first club Plymouth Argyle. A speedy winger, he moved to Portsmouth in January 1967 and was to prove such a popular player that in 1971 he was awarded the title of Pompey's Player of the Year. In all he made over 200 appearances for Pompey (and 4 during a loan spell at Aldershot) before moving to Exeter on a free transfer in the 1974 close season, making his final league appearance in 1978. Jennings also played the summer of 1973 in the NASL with the Dallas Tornado. He was named an All-Star Honorable Mention and help Dallas to the league final, which they lost 0–2.

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Jennings died on Saturday 4 June 2016 at the age of 70.

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1946 births

2016 deaths

English men's footballers

People from Wellington, Somerset

Plymouth Argyle F.C. players

Portsmouth F.C. players

Aldershot F.C. players

Exeter City F.C. players

Dallas Tornado players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

English Football League players

Men's association football midfielders

English expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

English expatriate men's footballers

Footballers from Somerset

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