Stuart Nelson

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Stuart Nelson
File:Stuart Nelson Hull City v. Aberdeen 1.png
Nelson playing for Aberdeen in 2009
Personal information
Full name Stuart James Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1981-09-17) 17 September 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Stroud, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
FC Battledown
Cirencester College Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Cirencester Town
2000–2002 Millwall 0 (0)
2002–2003 Doncaster Rovers 2 (0)
2003–2004 Hucknall Town 20 (0)
2004–2007 Brentford 116 (0)
2007–2008 Leyton Orient 30 (0)
2008–2009 Norwich City 0 (0)
2009–2010 Aberdeen 3 (0)
2010–2012 Notts County 79 (0)
2012–2018 Gillingham 195 (0)
2018–2020 Yeovil Town 40 (0)
2020–2021 Crawley Town 1 (0)
2021 Dorking Wanderers 7 (0)
2022 Sutton United 2 (0)
2022–2023 Dover Athletic 41 (0)
2023–2024 Cirencester Town 36 (0)
2023 → Folkestone Invicta (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Stuart James Nelson (born 17 September 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper most recently for Cirencester Town.

Career

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Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Nelson started his career at Cheltenham youth club FC Battledown.[3] He also played for the Cirencester College Football Academy team, Millwall and Cirencester Town.[1][3] County Cup success led to him being spotted by Northern Premier League side Hucknall Town after a spell with Doncaster Rovers.

Brentford

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Nelson joined Brentford from Hucknall in February 2004 for a fee of £10,000. He was sent off on his debut against Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] He completed his first full season with Brentford in 2004–05, maintaining 21 clean sheets and helping the team into the promotion play-offs.[5] He signed a new two-year contract in August 2005.[6]

Nelson was appointed club captain for the 2006–07 season and scored the decisive penalty in a League Cup first round shootout win over Swindon Town.[7] However, a ligament injury picked up in October meant that he was unable to play again until 2007.[8] He returned and played 6 games towards the end of the season.[9] He was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007.[10]

Leyton Orient

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Nelson signed for Leyton Orient in summer 2007, but left less than a year later by mutual consent due to relocating issues. On 1 August 2008, Norwich City confirmed the signing of Nelson after he impressed Glenn Roeder while on trial at Carrow Road.[11] He was released at the end of his one-year contract the following summer having made no first team appearances.

Aberdeen

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On 27 July 2009, Nelson signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen.[12] In May 2010 Nelson turned down an offer of a new contract.

Notts County

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On 23 June 2010, Nelson signed a two-year contract with League One team Notts County.[13] Upon his signing for Notts County, he became the first choice goalkeeper; a position he retained in the 2011–12 season. However, on 9 May 2012, he was released by Notts County along with 12 of his teammates.[14]

Gillingham

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On 20 July 2012, Nelson signed for Football League Two side Gillingham on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[15] He made his debut for Gillingham on 18 August 2012 against Bradford City. In his first season with the club Nelson won the League Two title and was runner up at the Player of the Season awards.[16]

He received the club's player of the year award for the 2013–14 season.[17] In May 2014, Nelson signed a new two-year contract,[18] and in June 2016 signed a further two-year contract with the club.[19] He was named Vice-Captain for the 2016–17 season. He made his 200th start for the team in December 2016.[20] On 5 December 2017, Nelson made his 223rd competitive appearance for Gillingham which took him to 3rd on all time appearances for a goalkeeper for the club. Only Ron Hillyard (1st) and John Simpson (2nd) have played more times in goal for the club.[21] The following month, however, Nelson left Gillingham having agreed the termination of his contract.[22]

Yeovil Town

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On 20 February 2018, Nelson signed for League Two side Yeovil Town until the end of the season.[23] He signed a new contract with Yeovil at the end of the 2017–18 season.[24] He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season as a result of budget cuts.[25]

Crawley Town

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On 7 November 2020, Nelson signed for League Two side Crawley Town on a three-month deal.[26] On 12 January 2021, Nelson signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2020-21 season.[27]

Dorking Wanderers

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On 8 October 2021, Nelson signed for National League South side Dorking Wanderers.[28] On 8 December 2021, it was confirmed that Nelson had left the club.[29]

Sutton United

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On 15 January 2022, Nelson signed for League Two side Sutton United.[30] Nelson was released at the end of the season having made two appearances for the club.[31]

Dover Athletic

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On 18 June 2022, Nelson agreed to join recently relegated National League South club Dover Athletic.[32]

Personal life

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Nelson played rugby as a youngster and represented Gloucestershire.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 2002–03[33] Football Conference 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Hucknall Town 2003–04[34] Northern Premier League No appearance data available
Brentford 2003–04[34] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2004–05[35] League One 43 0 9 0 1 0 2[a] 0 55 0
2005–06[36] League One 45 0 6 0 1 0 2[a] 0 54 0
2006–07[9] League One 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Total 116 0 15 0 4 0 4 0 139 0
Leyton Orient 2007–08[37] League One 30 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 33 0
Norwich City 2008–09 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Aberdeen 2009–10[38] Scottish Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Notts County 2010–11[39] League One 33 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
2011–12[40] League One 46 0 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 52 0
Total 79 0 7 0 3 0 1 0 90 0
Gillingham 2012–13[41] League Two 45 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 48 0
2013–14[42] League One 46 0 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 50 0
2014–15[43] League One 24 0 1 0 0 0 5[b] 0 30 0
2015–16[44] League One 46 0 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 51 0
2016–17[45] League One 34 0 2 0 3 0 3[b] 0 42 0
2017–18[46] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 195 0 7 0 8 0 13 0 223 0
Yeovil Town 2017–18[46] League Two 5 0 — — — 5 0
2018–19[47] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 13 0
2019–20[48] National League 23 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 27 0
Total 40 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 45 0
Crawley Town 2020–21[49] League Two 1 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 3 0
Dorking Wanderers 2021–22[50] National League South 7 0 2 0 — 1[d] 0 10 0
Sutton United 2021–22[51] League Two 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Dover Athletic 2022–23[50] National League South 41 0 1 0 — 1[d] 0 43 0
Cirencester Town 2023–24[52] Southern League
Division One Central 		36 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 38 0
Folkestone Invicta (loan) 2023–24[53] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 553 0 36 0 17 0 25 0 631 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the League One play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

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Gillingham

Sutton United

Individual

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