Craig Nelson (footballer)
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| Craig Nelson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | May 28, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | |
| Height | 6'1" | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988 1989 |
Airdrie Ashfield |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1994 1991 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2003 2003-2005 2004-2005 2005- |
Partick Thistle →Cork City (on loan) Hearts Falkirk Ayr United St Johnstone →Brechin City (on loan) Brechin City |
91 (0) ? (?) 24 (0) 9 (0) 125 (0) 7 (0) 34 (0) 95 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Nelson (born 28 May 1971 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Brechin City of the Scottish Football League Second Division.
Nelson began his career with Partick Thistle before moving to Ireland to join Cork City in January 1991. He returned to Scotland four months later and went on to make 90 league appearances for Thistle before moving to Hearts. He stayed at Tynecastle for two seasons (making 24 league appearances) but left to sign for Falkirk.
He remained there for a further two season before moving on to Somerset Park where he became a stalwart in the side, making 150 appearances in his five seasons there. This included playing in the Scottish League Cup 2002 final, which Ayr lost to Rangers 4-0. In 2003 he joined St Johnstone on a free transfer and made 8 appearances before moving to Brechin City on loan in 2004. He made the move permanent a year later and has to date (10 January 2008) made 141 first team appearances.
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