FC Nelson

FC Nelson

Full name	FC Nelson
Nickname(s)	FC Nelson Sprig & Fern
Founded	2011
Ground	Guppy Park, Nelson,
Chairman	Martin Byrne
Manager	Rick Gower
Coach	Steve Bignall
League	Nelson Pine Division 1
2012	1st
Home colours Away colours

FC Nelson is a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island city of Nelson, New Zealand. Their home ground is Guppy Park.

Formed in 2011, FC Nelson is the amalgamation of Nelson United, Metro, Nelson City and Tahuna Football clubs, making it the largest club in the Nelson/Marlborough region with over 900 members.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower signed for the club in November 2011, having won the Nelson Pine 1st Division league back to back in 2010 and 2011 with Richmond Athletic.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower celebrated their 3rd league title in as many seasons, winning the 2012 Nelson Pine 1st Division League for the club in its first season since the amalgamation.

Players

1st team squad 2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Lutz Gerwin 2 DF Tim Skinner 3 DF Nilesh Chetty 4 DF Antonie Sonneman 5 DF Stephen Galbreath 6 DF Iliya Van Der Walt 7 MF Nathan Jeffree (vice-captain) 8 MF Jackson Kearns 9 FW Rick Manhart 10 MF Neil Connell (captain) 11 FW Heyden Nunn 12 MF Davor Tavich 13 MF Davi Goncalves Maciel 14 FW Nigel Hale 15 FW Nathan Halford 16 MF Lewis Miccio 17 FW Simone Buttaci 18 MF Henry Fa'arodo RGK GK Mark Currie

Departed players during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 8 MF Moffat Kilifa 16 MF Graham Doyle 1 GK Jan Kovac

Staff and board members

• President: Martin Byrne
• Vice President : Rebecca Douglas-Clifford
• Treasurer : James McPhie
• Club Secretary : Barry Rowe
• Senior Football : Thorkild Hansen
• Senior First Team Coach: Steve Bignall
• Senior First Team Manager: Rick Gower
• Senior First Team Physio : Lew Higgison
• Women's Football : Richard Scott
• Junior/Youth Technical Adviser : Henry Fa'arodo
• Junior/Youth Football : Neil Allen
• Junior/Youth Football : Martin Workman
• Junior/Youth Football : Nic Foster
• Junior/Youth Football : Matt Hamilton
• First Kicks Football : Geoff Lart

League history

• 2012: Nelson Pine Division 1 Champions

Honours

Football League Honours

• 2012: Nelson Pine Division 1 Champions

Awards

Player of the season

• 2012: Stephen Galbreath

Players player of the season

• 2012: Davi Goncalves Maciel

Top Scorer

• 2012: Heyden Nunn x 8

Scorers

In one season (overall)

• Heyden Nunn x 8
• Henry Fa'arodo x 7
• Davi Goncalves Maciel x 6
• Neil Connell x 5
• Moffat Kilifa x 5
• Nathan Jeffree x 3
• Nigel Hale x 3
• Nathan Halford x 3
• Davor Tavich x 2
• Tim Skinner x 2
• Antonie Sonneman x 1
• Rick Manhart x 1
• Simone Buttaci x 1

References

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