Gordon Nutt | |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1932 |
Birth Place: | South Yardley, England |
Death Place: | Tasmania, Australia |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Sheldon Town |
Years1: | 1951–1954 |
Clubs1: | Coventry City |
Caps1: | 76 |
Goals1: | 11 |
Years2: | 1954–1955 |
Clubs2: | Cardiff City |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 1955–1960 |
Clubs3: | Arsenal |
Caps3: | 49 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs4: | Southend United |
Caps4: | 16 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs5: | PSV |
Caps5: | 31 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 1965 |
Clubs6: | Sydney Croatia |
Years7: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs7: | Manly-Warringah |
Totalcaps: | 158 |
Totalgoals: | 27 |
Manageryears1: | 1966 |
Managerclubs1: | Sydney Croatia |
Manageryears2: | 1969 |
Managerclubs2: | Manly Warringah (Assistant) |
Gordon Nutt (8 November 1932 – 25 February 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Nutt played in the Football League for Coventry City, Cardiff City, Arsenal and Southend United, in the Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven, and in Australia for Sydney Croatia and Manly-Warringah.[1] [2] [3]
Born in South Yardley, Nutt played youth football for Sheldon Town. He then went on to Coventry City in 1951, scoring 11 goals in 76 appearances over the next three seasons. In 1954 he signed for Cardiff City, where he spent one season, making 17 appearances. In 1955 he signed for Arsenal. Nutt spent a total of 5 seasons with the club, scoring 10 goals in 51 appearances.
After leaving Arsenal, Nutt joined Southend United, and then Dutch club PSV, where he spent one season, scoring 5 goals in 31 appearances. He later played for Australian clubs Sydney Croatia and Manly United FC all in all.[4]
Nutt was also a coach at Sydney Croatia in 1966 and an assistant coach at Manly-Warringah in 1969.[3]
Nutt died on 25 February 2014, in Tasmania, at the age of 81.[5] [6]