Andy Nelson (footballer)

Andy Nelson
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Nesbitt Nelson
Date of birth	5 July 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Custom House, England
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1959	West Ham United
1959–1964	Ipswich Town
1964–1965	Clapton Orient
1965–1968	Plymouth Argyle
Total
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

Ipswich Town

Individual

Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2011^[3]

References

^ "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

Andy Nelson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Andy Nelson profile from the official Charlton Athletic website

[1] "Andy Nelson". Sport Bild. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[Hug-2] Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 344. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.

[3] 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.

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Personal information
Full name	Andrew Nesbitt Nelson^[1]
Date of birth	(1935-07-05) 5 July 1935 (age 89)
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