Andy Nelson (footballer) explained

Andy Nelson
Fullname:Andrew Nesbitt Nelson[1]
Birth Date:5 July 1935
Birth Place:Custom House, England
Years1:1953–1959
Caps1:15
Goals1:1
Years2:1959–1964
Caps2:193
Goals2:0
Years3:1964–1965
Caps3:43
Goals3:0
Years4:1965–1968
Caps4:94
Goals4:1
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:2
Manageryears1:1971–1974
Managerclubs1:Gillingham
Manageryears2:1974–1980
Managerclubs2:Charlton Athletic

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

Inducted 2011[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Nelson. Sport Bild. 11 December 2017. 11 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105018/https://sportdaten.sportbild.bild.de/fussball/pe308661/andy-nelson/. dead.
  2. Book: Hugman, Barry J.. Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books . 1984. 0-600-37318-5. 344.
  3. Web site: Sir Alf Ramsey inducted into Ipswich Town Hall of Fame . Elvin . King . East Anglian Daily Times . 21 March 2014 . 9 April 2011 . 22 March 2014 . https://archive.today/20140322021343/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/sir_alf_ramsey_inducted_into_ipswich_town_hall_of_fame_1_859827 . dead .