1929–30 Nelson F.C. season

Nelson

1929–30 season
Manager	Jack English
Football League Third Division North	19th
FA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Carmedy and Ernie Dixon (10) All: Tom Carmedy and Ernie Dixon (10)
Highest home attendance	5,434 (vs Southport, 31 August 1929)
Lowest home attendance	1,359 (vs Rochdale, 14 January 1930)
Average home league attendance	3,346
Home colours

The 1929–30 season was the 49th season in the history of Nelson Football Club, and their ninth as a professional club in The Football League. Jack English remained as manager after guiding the team to a 15th-placed finish during the previous campaign. After a poor start to the 1929–30 season, Nelson improved and were seventh in the Third Division North at Christmas. However, in the new year the team faltered and lost 10 of its last 12 matches, thus finishing in 19th position. Nelson ended the season with a record of 13 wins, 7 draws and 22 defeats, giving a total of 33 points. The team was knocked out in the First Round of the FA Cup after losing 0–3 at home to Crewe Alexandra.

Nelson used a total of 29 different players, 5 of whom made just a single appearance during the season. The top goalscorers in the 1929–30 campaign were centre forwards Tom Carmedy and Ernie Dixon, who each netted 10 goals. Fullback Billy Fairhurst made the most appearances for Nelson, missing only two league matches. In the opening four matches of the season, four different goalkeepers were used. Attendances at the club's Seedhill ground were considerably lower than in previous seasons, with an average gate of 3,346, a decrease of more than 30 per cent from 1928–29.

Football League Third Division North

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• In Result column, Nelson's score shown first

Match results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
31 August 1929	Southport (H)	2–2	Buchanan, Jones (o.g.)	5,434
4 September 1929	Darlington (A)	1–6	Ferrari	5,687
7 September 1929	Crewe Alexandra (A)	0–4		4,131
11 September 1929	Darlington (H)	0–1		4,002
14 September 1929	York City (H)	3–1	Buchanan (2), Ferrari	4,483
21 September 1929	Stockport County (A)	1–6	Ferrari	7,789
24 September 1929	Accrington Stanley (A)	0–3		7,108
28 September 1929	New Brighton (H)	2–1	Kelly	3,458
1 October 1929	Wrexham (H)	4–0	Carmedy (3), Hedley	2,302
5 October 1929	Port Vale (A)	1–3	Kelly	7,746
12 October 1929	Barrow (H)	2–0	Buchanan, Hedley	3,732
19 October 1929	Hartlepools United (A)	2–1	Dixon, Kelly	5,695
26 October 1929	Doncaster Rovers (H)	4–1	Buchanan, Dixon, McLaughlan, Metcalfe	4,324
2 November 1929	Chesterfield (A)	0–3		3,956
9 November 1929	Lincoln City (H)	0–0		3,956
16 November 1929	Tranmere Rovers (A)	3–2	Dixon (3)	4,880
23 November 1929	Halifax Town (H)	1–0	Buchanan	2,568
14 December 1929	South Shields (A)	1–2	Buchanan	3,361
21 December 1929	Accrington Stanley (H)	2–1	Carmedy, McLaughlan	3,806
25 December 1929	Carlisle United (H)	2–2	Dixon, Parry	3,454
28 December 1929	Southport (A)	0–0		1,825
4 January 1930	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Hedley	3,762
14 January 1930	Rochdale (H)	1–0	Hedley	1,359
18 January 1930	York City (A)	0–1		5,289
23 January 1930	Carlisle United (A)	2–2	Carmedy, Parry	3,960
25 January 1930	Stockport County (H)	1–2	Manock	5,217
1 February 1930	New Brighton (A)	1–2	Buchanan	3,906
8 February 1930	Port Vale (H)	2–3	Carmedy, Weedall	5,045
15 February 1930	Barrow (A)	2–0	Carmedy, Weedall	4,916
22 February 1930	Hartlepools United (H)	3–2	Buchanan, Dixon, Hedley	2,862
1 March 1930	Doncaster Rovers (A)	0–3		4,445
8 March 1930	Chesterfield (H)	0–2		3,077
15 March 1930	Lincoln City (A)	1–4	Dixon	2,057
22 March 1930	Tranmere Rovers (H)	0–1		2,403
24 March 1930	Rotherham United (A)	2–1	Dixon (2)	1,831
29 March 1930	Halifax Town (A)	1–1	Carmedy	4,185
5 April 1930	Rotherham United (H)	0–1		2,280
12 April 1930	Rochdale (A)	1–4	Carmedy	2,621
18 April 1930	Wigan Borough (H)	1–3	Carmedy	1,795
19 April 1930	South Shields (H)	0–1		1,553
21 April 1930	Wigan Borough (A)	0–2		3,004
3 May 1930	Wrexham (A)	1–5	Weedall	1,926

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
19	Nelson	42	13	7	22	51	80	33

FA Cup

Match results

Round	Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
First round	30 November 1929	Crewe Alexandra (H)	0–3		3,000

Player statistics

Key to positions

• CF = Centre forward
• FB = Fullback
• GK = Goalkeeper

• HB = Half-back
• IF = Inside forward
• OF = Outside forward

Statistics

Nat.	Position	Player	Third Division North		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	IF	Joseph Baldwin	1	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Lewis Botto	1	0	0	0	1	0
	IF	Jim Buchanan	34	9	1	0	35	9
	HB	James Caine	2	0	0	0	2	0
	CF	Tom Carmedy	29	10	0	0	29	10
	OF	Ralph Chapman	6	0	0	0	6	0
	CF	Ernie Dixon	28	10	1	0	29	10
	FB	Billy Fairhurst	40	0	1	0	41	0
	IF	Robert Ferguson	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FB	Ted Ferguson	31	0	1	0	32	0
	CF	Fred Ferrari	7	3	0	0	7	3
	CF	Bob Gartside	1	0	0	0	1	0
	OF	Foster Hedley	26	5	1	0	27	5
	FB	Harry Hooper	8	0	0	0	8	0
	OF	Gerry Kelly	9	4	0	0	9	4
	GK	James Mangham	1	0	0	0	1	0
	IF	Edward Manock	13	1	0	0	13	1
	HB	Jimmy McKinnell	10	0	1	0	11	0
	IF	George McLaughlan	29	2	1	0	30	2
	HB	Jim Metcalfe	30	1	0	0	30	1
	OF	Frank Parry	24	2	1	0	25	2
	FB	Gilbert Richmond	5	0	0	0	5	0
	GK	Peter Shevlin	37	0	1	0	38	0
	HB	Steve Spargo	21	0	1	0	22	0
	HB	David Suttie	38	0	1	0	39	0
	HB	Harry Tordoff	8	0	0	0	8	0
	GK	Sam Warhurst	3	0	0	0	3	0
	OF	John Weedall	7	3	0	0	7	3
	HB	George Wilson	12	0	0	0	12	0

See also

• List of Nelson F.C. seasons

References

• Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.