Garry Nelson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry Paul Nelson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Braintree, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Southend United | 129 | (17) |
| 1983–1985 | Swindon Town | 79 | (7) |
| 1985–1987 | Plymouth Argyle | 74 | (20) |
| 1987–1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 144 | (47) |
| 1990 | → Notts County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–1996 | Charlton Athletic | 185 | (37) |
| 1996–1997 | Torquay United | 34 | (8) |
| Total | 647 | (136) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garry Paul Nelson (born 16 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger in the Football League for Southend United, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic and Torquay United (as player/assistant manager) between 1979 and 1997.[3] He was voted into Plymouth Argyle's Team of the Century.[4]
Background and writing
[edit | edit source]Nelson passed eight 'O' Levels and 3 'A' Levels (French, Geography and Geology) and had the chance to attend Loughborough University but accepted the offer of a professional contract at Southend instead.[5] Nelson also wrote two memoirs about his professional career, Left Foot Forward and Left Foot in the Grave. The books are written in diary form, chronicling a season with Charlton (1994–95) and Torquay (1996–97) respectively. The books have been generally well received, and noted as showing the real life of "ordinary" professional footballers, became best-sellers, and each was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.[6][7]
Career after retirement
[edit | edit source]After retiring from the game in 1997, Nelson became commercial executive of the Professional Footballers' Association. In 2018, he was still playing football, regularly turning out for Chapel United in the Southend Borough Combination Veterans League and Charlton Athletic veterans.[8]
Honours
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References
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External links
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- Garry Nelson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Interview with Garry Nelson at The Ball is Round
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Braintree, Essex
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Southend United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English non-fiction writers
- English male non-fiction writers
- Footballers from Essex