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David Nelson
Personal information
Full name David Nelson[1]
Date of birth 3 February 1918[1]
Place of birth Douglas Water, Scotland
Date of death April 1988 (aged 70)
Place of death Connecticut, United States[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
19xx–1936 St Bernard's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1946 Arsenal 27 (4)
1945–1946 → Colchester United (guest) 3 (0)
1946–1947 Fulham 23 (3)
1947–1950 Brentford 106 (5)
1950–1952 Queens Park Rangers 31 (0)
1952–1953 Crystal Palace 12 (0)
1953–1955 Ashford Town (Kent)
Total 199 (12)
Managerial career
1953–1955 Ashford Town (Kent) (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Nelson (3 February 1918 – April 1988) was a Scottish professional football wing half and manager, who played in the Football League for Brentford, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal, Fulham and Crystal Palace.

Career

Arsenal

Born in Douglas Water, Nelson played youth football with St Bernard's, before moving to England and signing for Division One club Arsenal for a £200 fee in May 1936.[2] He made just 9 appearances before the Second World War broke out in September 1939,[3] but had experienced some joy in the reserve team, winning the London Combination in 1936–37, 1937–38 and 1938–29.[2] He made 164 appearances for the Gunners during the war and made further competitive appearances during the 1945–46 and 1946–47 seasons,[3] before leaving Highbury in December 1946.[2] Nelson made 29 competitive appearances and scored four goals in over a decade with Arsenal.[2]

Wartime guest appearances

Nelson guested for Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Chesterfield during the Second World War and made three appearances for Southern League side Colchester United during the 1945–46 season.[4][5]

Fulham

Nelson joined Division Two club Fulham in December 1946, remaining at Craven Cottage until August 1947.[4] He made 24 appearances and scored four goals for the club.[6]

Brentford

Nelson and Fulham teammate Peter Buchanan signed for newly relegated Division Two side Brentford in a £6,000 deal in August 1947.[4] He was a regular at wing half and departed Griffin Park in February 1950, having made 113 appearances and scored five goals.[4]

Queens Park Rangers

Nelson transferred to Brentford's Division Two rivals Queens Park Rangers in February 1950, in an exchange deal for Bill Pointon.[4] He remained at Loftus Road for just over two years and departed having made 31 appearances.[1]

Crystal Palace

Nelson dropped down to the Division Three South to sign for Crystal Palace in March 1952, but made just 12 appearances before departing the following year.[1][7]

Ashford Town (Kent)

Nelson saw out his career with a player-manager spell at Kent League side Ashford Town between March 1953 and December 1955.[4]

Personal life

Nelson served as a sergeant in the British Army during the Second World War.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1936–37[3] First Division 8 3 0 0 8 3
1938–39[3] 9 1 0 0 9 1
1945–46[3] — — 2 0 2 0
1946–47[3] First Division 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 27 4 2 0 29 4
Colchester United (loan) 1945–46[5] Southern League 3 0 — 3 0
Fulham 1946–47[6] Second Division 23 3 1 0 24 3
Brentford 1947–48[8] Second Division 40 3 2 0 42 3
1948–49[8] 40 2 4 0 44 2
1949–50[8] 26 0 1 0 27 0
Total 106 5 7 0 113 5
Queens Park Rangers 1949–50[9] Second Division 13 0 — 13 0
1950–51[10] 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 31 0 0 0 31 0
Career total 163 8 8 0 171 8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Dave Nelson". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "David Nelson". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "David Nelson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 115. ISBN 0955294916.
  5. ^ a b Profile – Coludata.co.uk
  6. ^ a b "David Nelson". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Crystal Palace FC". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 379–382. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. ^ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1949–50".
  10. ^ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1950–51".
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