Andy Nelson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Nesbitt Nelson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Custom House, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1959 | West Ham United | 15 | (1) |
| 1959–1964 | Ipswich Town | 193 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Clapton Orient | 43 | (0) |
| 1965–1968 | Plymouth Argyle | 94 | (1) |
| Total | 345 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Gillingham | ||
| 1974–1980 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Nesbitt Nelson (born 5 July 1935)[2] is a former football player and manager. As a player, he won the Football League with Ipswich Town in 1962.
He entered management with Gillingham in 1971, but quit to manage Charlton Athletic in 1974, and was an immediate success with promotion from the Third Division in 1975. 1976 and 1977 saw top ten finishes in the league, but in the following two years Charlton had rely on last day results to escape relegation, and Nelson came under pressure. In 1979, he came under increased pressure as Mike Bailey was appointed as chief coach, and by March 1980 his contract had been cancelled after three successive defeats with Charlton in the relegation zone.
Honours[edit]
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2011[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Andy Nelson". Sport Bild. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 344. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
- ^ King, Elvin (9 April 2011). "Sir Alf Ramsey inducted into Ipswich Town Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
External links[edit]
- Andy Nelson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Andy Nelson profile from the official Charlton Athletic website
Categories:
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Newham
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Charlton Athletic F.C. managers
- Gillingham F.C. managers
- English Football League managers