Nelson FC ist ein englischer Halbprofi- Fußballverein aus Nelson in Lancashire . Der Verein wurde 1881 gegründet und spielte zunächst in der Lancashire Combination . 1921 wurde Nelson zum Profiverein, als er zu den Mannschaften gehörte, die für die Premierensaison der neu gegründeten Football League Third Division North ausgewählt wurden . Die Mannschaft spielte die folgenden zehn Jahre in der Football League und absolvierte 1923/24 eine Saison in der Second Division. 1931 stieg Nelson aus der Football League ab, nachdem der Verein als Tabellenletzter den Wiederaufstieg verpasst hatte. Verteidiger Clement Rigg absolvierte in dieser Zeit mit 254 Spielen die meisten Ligaeinsätze für Nelson. Der erfolgreichste Torschütze war Joe Eddleston mit 97 Treffern für den Verein, bevor er 1926 zu Swindon Town wechselte.
Diese Liste umfasst alle Spieler, die während dieses Profizeitraums mindestens einen Ligaeinsatz für Nelson absolviert haben. Einsätze und Tore werden bei Spielern, die in diesem Zeitraum mehrfach für den Verein spielten, zusammengezählt.
Spieler


| Name | Nationalität | Position | Nelson-Karriere | Auftritte | Ziele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Abbott | Torwart | 1922–1927 | 154 | 0 | |
| Frank Allen | FW | 1930 | 14 | 0 | |
| Harold Andrews | FW | 1921–1922 | 8 | 1 | |
| Frank Bailey | DF | 1925–1927 | 4 | 0 | |
| Richard Baird | MF | 1921–1922 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Baker | DF | 1926–1927 | 28 | 6 | |
| Len Baker | FW | 1930–1931 | 7 | 0 | |
| Joseph Baldwin | FW | 1929–1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthur Bate | MF | 1930–1931 | 24 | 6 | |
| Lewis Bedford | MF | 1927–1928 | 32 | 7 | |
| William Bennett | FW | 1922–1923 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Bennie | FW | 1921–1922 | 12 | 6 | |
| Joseph Birds | Torwart | 1922–1924 | 40 | 0 | |
| John Black | DF | 1922–1923 | 29 | 5 | |
| William Bossons | Torwart | 1927–1928 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lewis Botto | Torwart | 1929–1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| Allan Bottrill | MF | 1924–1925 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Bottrill | FW | 1924–1928 | 121 | 35 | |
| Ernie Braidwood | DF | 1922–1926 | 128 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Broadhead | DF | 1922–1926 1927–1928 | 67 | 1 | |
| Fred Broadhurst | DF | 1925–1927 | 61 | 0 | |
| Jack Brooks | DF | 1929 | 6 | 0 | |
| Alfred Brown | DF | 1927–1928 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Brown | MF | 1926–1927 | 2 | 0 | |
| Robert Bruce | Torwart | 1921–1922 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jim Buchanan | FW | 1928–1930 | 66 | 15 | |
| Herbert Butterworth | DF | 1924–1926 | 9 | 0 | |
| James Caine | DF | 1929–1931 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Cameron | FW | 1924–1925 1929 | 46 | 10 | |
| Tom Carmedy | FW | 1928–1931 | 66 | 20 | |
| Billy Caulfield | FW | 1923–1924 | 18 | 5 | |
| Edgar Chadwick | FW | 1923–1926 | 36 | 19 | |
| Walter Chadwick | DF | 1925–1926 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ralph Chapman | MF | 1929–1931 | 10 | 0 | |
| Harry Clayton | DF | 1925–1926 | 4 | 0 | |
| Harry Clegg | Torwart | 1921–1922 | 5 | 0 | |
| David Cochrane | FW | 1927–1928 | 2 | 2 | |
| Leigh Collins | DF | 1923–1924 | 13 | 0 | |
| Harry Counsell | DF | 1930–1931 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Cowen | FW | 1925–1926 | 3 | 4 | |
| Dick Crawshaw | FW | 1922–1924 | 32 | 10 | |
| James Dargan | FW | 1927–1928 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arthur Dawson | MF | 1930–1931 | 10 | 0 | |
| Wilf Denwood | MF | 1925–1926 | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dixon | DF | 1930–1931 | 16 | 1 | |
| Ernie Dixon | FW | 1929–1930 | 28 | 10 | |
| John Dodsworth | DF | 1928–1929 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Donkin | DF | 1928–1929 | 8 | 0 | |
| Edwin Earle | MF | 1925–1927 | 54 | 15 | |
| Eddie Eastwood | DF | 1921–1923 | 3 | 0 | |
| Joe Eddleston | FW | 1921–1926 | 183 | 97 | |
| Bill Ellerington | DF | 1924–1925 | 26 | 2 | |
| Billy Fairhurst | DF | 1929–1931 | 76 | 0 | |
| Des Fawcett | Torwart | 1928–1929 | 23 | 0 | |
| Robert Ferguson | FW | 1929–1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Ferguson | DF | 1928–1930 | 67 | 0 | |
| Fred Ferrari | FW | 1929–1930 | 7 | 3 | |
| Jack Fletcher | MF | 1927–1929 | 11 | 1 | |
| Thomas Garnett | MF | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Gartside | FW | 1929–1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| Richard Gaskell | FW | 1927–1928 | 3 | 0 | |
| Felix Gillan | DF | 1928–1929 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ernest Gillibrand | MF | 1924–1925 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Halligan | FW | 1921–1922 | 17 | 6 | |
| Joe Halliwell | FW | 1927–1929 | 74 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Hampson | FW | 1925–1927 | 64 | 42 | |
| Harry Hargreaves | FW | 1921 | 13 | 2 | |
| Billy Harker | FW | 1930–1931 | 18 | 5 | |
| Billy Harper | DF | 1924–1925 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ambrose Harris | DF | 1924–1928 | 58 | 1 | |
| Ray Hartley | DF | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthur Hawes | FW | 1930–1931 | 26 | 3 | |
| George Hayes | FW | 1927–1928 | 9 | 5 | |
| Foster Hedley | MF | 1929–1930 | 26 | 5 | |
| Arthur Hepworth | MF | 1927–1929 | 16 | 0 | |
| Harry Heyes | Torwart | 1921–1922 | 26 | 0 | |
| Harry Higginbotham | FW | 1924 | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hillam | Torwart | 1930–1931 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sid Hoad | MF | 1922–1927 | 152 | 13 | |
| Alec Hooper | DF | 1928–1929 | 9 | 0 | |
| Harry Hooper | DF | 1928–1930 | 21 | 0 | |
| Archie Howarth | MF | 1930–1931 | 8 | 2 | |
| George Howes | DF | 1930–1931 | 35 | 0 | |
| Charles Howson | DF | 1922–1923 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duggie Humphrey | MF | 1924 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bob Hutchinson | MF | 1922–1924 | 60 | 1 | |
| Thomas Jacques | DF | 1921–1922 | 17 | 1 | |
| John Jewell | MF | 1930–1931 | 3 | 0 | |
| Arthur Jones | DF | 1927–1928 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Jones | DF | 1927–1928 | 12 | 0 | |
| John Keers | MF | 1926–1927 | 8 | 3 | |
| Gerry Kelly | MF | 1928–1929 | 47 | 15 | |
| Sam Kennedy | FW | 1923–1924 | 6 | 0 | |
| William Lammus | DF | 1923–1924 | 8 | 0 | |
| Fred Laycock | FW | 1924–1925 | 23 | 12 | |
| Bob Lilley | DF | 1921–1925 | 66 | 0 | |
| Tom Lilley | DF | 1923–1924 | 14 | 0 | |
| Fred Mace | Torwart | 1925–1927 | 8 | 0 | |
| James Mangham | Torwart | 1927–1930 | 2 | 0 | |
| Edward Manock | FW | 1929–1931 | 18 | 2 | |
| Cecil Marsh | FW | 1921–1922 | 17 | 2 | |
| Jack Martin | DF | 1930–1931 | 27 | 1 | |
| David McClure | DF | 1927–1928 | 28 | 1 | |
| Mike McCulloch | FW | 1922–1924 | 49 | 8 | |
| Patrick McDonagh | FW | 1928–1929 | 5 | 0 | |
| William McGreevy | FW | 1921–1922 | 3 | 1 | |
| John McGuire | FW | 1927–1928 | 20 | 2 | |
| Jimmy McKinnell | DF | 1929–1930 | 10 | 0 | |
| George McLaughlan | FW | 1929–1930 | 29 | 2 | |
| Harry Mellor | FW | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Metcalfe | DF | 1928–1930 | 71 | 1 | |
| Ronald Mitchell | DF | 1926–1927 | 32 | 0 | |
| Walter Moore | DF | 1924–1925 | 5 | 0 | |
| William Morton | FW | 1928–1929 | 8 | 3 | |
| Jack Newnes | DF | 1923–1926 | 113 | 7 | |
| Robert Nuttall | FW | 1930–1931 | 4 | 0 | |
| Harry Nutter | Torwart | 1923–1924 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joseph O'Beirne | FW | 1924–1925 | 16 | 2 | |
| Frank Parry | MF | 1929–1930 | 24 | 2 | |
| James Pearson | DF | 1925–1928 | 38 | 0 | |
| James Phizacklea | DF | 1924–1925 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tom Pickering | FW | 1926–1927 | 1 | 0 | |
| James Price | DF | 1921–1923 | 24 | 0 | |
| Wilfred Proctor | MF | 1921–1922 | 14 | 1 | |
| Bernard Radford | FW | 1927–1929 | 55 | 41 | |
| Leslie Raisbeck | FW | 1930–1931 | 29 | 11 | |
| Gilbert Richmond | DF | 1929–1931 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dennis Ridge | DF | 1927–1928 | 8 | 0 | |
| Harry Ridley | MF | 1928–1929 | 31 | 7 | |
| Clement Rigg | DF | 1921–1929 | 254 | 4 | |
| Percy Roberts | FW | 1926–1927 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernie Robinson | DF | 1930–1931 | 27 | 0 | |
| Henry Robinson | MF | 1930–1931 | 20 | 3 | |
| Teddy Roseboom | FW | 1923–1924 | 12 | 1 | |
| Bill Ruffell | FW | 1927–1928 | 12 | 3 | |
| Charles Sandbach | DF | 1930–1931 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buchanan Sharp | FW | 1926–1929 | 80 | 35 | |
| Peter Shevlin | Torwart | 1929–1931 | 53 | 0 | |
| Edwin Simpson | DF | 1926–1928 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bill Slack | DF | 1927–1928 | 10 | 3 | |
| Fred Smith | FW | 1924–1926 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Spargo | DF | 1929–1930 | 21 | 0 | |
| George Spence | MF | 1927–1928 | 13 | 2 | |
| John Steel | DF | 1921–1923 | 50 | 0 | |
| John Stevenson | FW | 1924–1927 | 73 | 26 | |
| John Stoneham | Torwart | 1927–1928 | 6 | 0 | |
| David Suttie | DF | 1928–1931 | 104 | 2 | |
| Harold Taylor | MF | 1926–1928 | 17 | 4 | |
| Tommy Tebb | FW | 1930–1931 | 14 | 2 | |
| Jim Thomson | Torwart | 1924 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Tordoff | DF | 1928–1930 | 9 | 0 | |
| Albert Turner | DF | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stan Walker | FW | 1930–1931 | 2 | 0 | |
| William Waller | FW | 1921–1922 | 25 | 7 | |
| John Walmsley | DF | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Ward | FW | 1923–1924 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Warhurst | Torwart | 1927–1931 | 76 | 0 | |
| John Weedall | MF | 1929–1930 | 7 | 3 | |
| Henry White | FW | 1927–1928 | 22 | 15 | |
| Bob Wilde | DF | 1921–1922 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tom Wilkinson | FW | 1928–1929 | 17 | 5 | |
| David Wilson | DF | 1921–1924 | 95 | 3 | |
| George Wilson | DF | 1925–1930 | 160 | 16 | |
| Billy Wilson | MF | 1921–1922 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthur Wolstenholme | FW | 1922–1925 | 68 | 17 | |
| James Wootton | MF | 1921–1922 | 14 | 1 |
Referenzen
- Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in der Football League: Eine vollständige Bilanz 1921–31 . SoccerData.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . SoccerData.