Stephen 'Steve' Nicol (born 11 December 1961 started his career with Ayr United in 1979 and spent just over two seasons with the Scottish side, racking up 70 league appearances, before Liverpool manager Bob Paisley decided to pay, what turned out to be, a bargain price of £300,000 to bring Nicol to Anfield on the 26 October 1981.
Two years in the reserves followed as Nicol gained experience. He made his Reds debut on the 31 August and became a regular in 1983 under new boss Joe Fagan.
Nicol became a first-team regular for many subsequent seasons, winning the League championship and FA Cup "double" in 1986 under the guidance of Kenny Dalglish.
A versatile player, he played most often at right back following the departure of Phil Neal in 1986, though he also featured at left back, in the centre of defence and as a midfield player, he even played up front on a couple of occasions. He earned the nickname 'Chopsy' because of how he pronounced the word 'chips'
Nicol stayed at Liverpool until 20 January 1995 when he took on the a player-coach role at Notts County.




