List of Nelson F.C. players

Nelson F.C. is an English semi-professional association football club based in the town of Nelson, Lancashire. The club was founded in 1881 and initially played in the Lancashire Combination. In 1921, Nelson became a professional outfit when they were one of the teams selected to play in the inaugural season of the newly formed Football League Third Division North. The team played in the Football League for the following 10 years, enjoying a season in the Second Division in 1923–24. Nelson were relegated from the Football League in 1931, failing re-election after finishing bottom of the league. Defender Clement Rigg amassed the most league appearances for Nelson during this period with 254. The highest goalscorer was Joe Eddleston who netted on 97 occasions for the club before transferring to Swindon Town in 1926.

This list includes all the players who made at least one league appearance for Nelson during this professional period. Appearances and goals are counted together for players who had more than one spell with the club during this time.

Players

Joseph Birds

David Wilson

Name	Nationality	Position	Nelson career	Appearances	Goals
Abbott, HarryHarry Abbott	England	GK	1922–1927	154	0
Allen, FrankFrank Allen	England	FW	1930	14	0
Andrews, HaroldHarold Andrews	England	FW	1921–1922	8	1
Bailey, FrankFrank Bailey	England	DF	1925–1927	4	0
Baird, RichardRichard Baird	England	MF	1921–1922	2	0
Baker, JimJim Baker	England	DF	1926–1927	28	6
Baker, LenLen Baker	England	FW	1930–1931	7	0
Baldwin, JosephJoseph Baldwin	England	FW	1929–1930	1	0
Bate, ArthurArthur Bate	England	MF	1930–1931	24	6
Bedford, LewisLewis Bedford	England	MF	1927–1928	32	7
Bennett, WilliamWilliam Bennett	England	FW	1922–1923	1	0
Bennie, JohnJohn Bennie	Scotland	FW	1921–1922	12	6
Birds, JosephJoseph Birds	England	GK	1922–1924	40	0
Black, JohnJohn Black	Scotland	DF	1922–1923	29	5
Bossons, WilliamWilliam Bossons	England	GK	1927–1928	4	0
Botto, LewisLewis Botto	England	GK	1929–1930	1	0
Bottrill, AllanAllan Bottrill	England	MF	1924–1925	1	0
Bottrill, BillyBilly Bottrill	England	FW	1924–1928	121	35
Braidwood, ErnieErnie Braidwood	England	DF	1922–1926	128	10
Broadhead, JimmyJimmy Broadhead	England	DF	1922–1926 1927–1928	67	1
Broadhurst, FredFred Broadhurst	England	DF	1925–1927	61	0
Brooks, JackJack Brooks	England	DF	1929	6	0
Brown, AlfredAlfred Brown	England	DF	1927–1928	2	0
Brown, JohnJohn Brown	Scotland	MF	1926–1927	2	0
Bruce, RobertRobert Bruce	Scotland	GK	1921–1922	7	0
Buchanan, JimJim Buchanan	Scotland	FW	1928–1930	66	15
Butterworth, HerbertHerbert Butterworth	England	DF	1924–1926	9	0
Caine, JamesJames Caine	England	DF	1929–1931	5	0
Cameron, EddieEddie Cameron	Scotland	FW	1924–1925 1929	46	10
Carmedy, TomTom Carmedy	England	FW	1928–1931	66	20
Caulfield, BillyBilly Caulfield	England	FW	1923–1924	18	5
Chadwick, EdgarEdgar Chadwick	England	FW	1923–1926	36	19
Chadwick, WalterWalter Chadwick	England	DF	1925–1926	2	0
Chapman, RalphRalph Chapman	England	MF	1929–1931	10	0
Clayton, HarryHarry Clayton	England	DF	1925–1926	4	0
Clegg, HarryHarry Clegg	England	GK	1921–1922	5	0
Cochrane, DavidDavid Cochrane	Scotland	FW	1927–1928	2	2
Collins, LeighLeigh Collins	England	DF	1923–1924	13	0
Counsell, HarryHarry Counsell	England	DF	1930–1931	3	0
Cowen, JimmyJimmy Cowen	England	FW	1925–1926	3	4
Crawshaw, DickDick Crawshaw	England	FW	1922–1924	32	10
Dargan, JamesJames Dargan	England	FW	1927–1928	2	0
Dawson, ArthurArthur Dawson	England	MF	1930–1931	10	0
Denwood, WilfWilf Denwood	England	MF	1925–1926	3	0
Dixon, CharlieCharlie Dixon	England	DF	1930–1931	16	1
Dixon, ErnieErnie Dixon	England	FW	1929–1930	28	10
Dodsworth, JohnJohn Dodsworth	England	DF	1928–1929	2	0
Donkin, BillyBilly Donkin	England	DF	1928–1929	8	0
Earle, EdwinEdwin Earle	England	MF	1925–1927	54	15
Eastwood, EddieEddie Eastwood	England	DF	1921–1923	3	0
Eddleston, JoeJoe Eddleston	England	FW	1921–1926	183	97
Ellerington, BillBill Ellerington	England	DF	1924–1925	26	2
Fairhurst, BillyBilly Fairhurst	England	DF	1929–1931	76	0
Fawcett, DesDes Fawcett	England	GK	1928–1929	23	0
Ferguson, RobertRobert Ferguson	England	FW	1929–1930	1	0
Ferguson, TedTed Ferguson	England	DF	1928–1930	67	0
Ferrari, FredFred Ferrari	England	FW	1929–1930	7	3
Fletcher, JackJack Fletcher	England	MF	1927–1929	11	1
Garnett, ThomasThomas Garnett	England	MF	1921–1922	1	0
Gartside, BobBob Gartside	England	FW	1929–1930	1	0
Gaskell, RichardRichard Gaskell	England	FW	1927–1928	3	0
Gillan, FelixFelix Gillan	England	DF	1928–1929	11	0
Gillibrand, ErnestErnest Gillibrand	England	MF	1924–1925	2	0
Halligan, BillyBilly Halligan	Ireland	FW	1921–1922	17	6
Halliwell, JoeJoe Halliwell	England	FW	1927–1929	74	9
Hampson, JimmyJimmy Hampson	England	FW	1925–1927	64	42
Hargreaves, HarryHarry Hargreaves	England	FW	1921	13	2
Harker, BillyBilly Harker	England	FW	1930–1931	18	5
Harper, BillyBilly Harper	England	DF	1924–1925	6	0
Harris, AmbroseAmbrose Harris	England	DF	1924–1928	58	1
Hartley, RayRay Hartley	England	DF	1921–1922	1	0
Hawes, ArthurArthur Hawes	England	FW	1930–1931	26	3
Hayes, GeorgeGeorge Hayes	Wales	FW	1927–1928	9	5
Hedley, FosterFoster Hedley	England	MF	1929–1930	26	5
Hepworth, ArthurArthur Hepworth	England	MF	1927–1929	16	0
Heyes, HarryHarry Heyes	England	GK	1921–1922	26	0
Higginbotham, HarryHarry Higginbotham	Scotland	FW	1924	4	0
Hillam, CharlieCharlie Hillam	England	GK	1930–1931	3	0
Hoad, SidSid Hoad	England	MF	1922–1927	152	13
Hooper, AlecAlec Hooper	England	DF	1928–1929	9	0
Hooper, HarryHarry Hooper	England	DF	1928–1930	21	0
Howarth, ArchieArchie Howarth	England	MF	1930–1931	8	2
Howes, GeorgeGeorge Howes	England	DF	1930–1931	35	0
Howson, CharlesCharles Howson	England	DF	1922–1923	1	0
Humphrey, DuggieDuggie Humphrey	England	MF	1924	8	0
Hutchinson, BobBob Hutchinson	England	MF	1922–1924	60	1
Jacques, ThomasThomas Jacques	England	DF	1921–1922	17	1
Jewell, JohnJohn Jewell	England	MF	1930–1931	3	0
Jones, ArthurArthur Jones	England	DF	1927–1928	1	0
Jones, JackJack Jones	England	DF	1927–1928	12	0
Keers, JohnJohn Keers	England	MF	1926–1927	8	3
Kelly, GerryGerry Kelly	England	MF	1928–1929	47	15
Kennedy, SamSam Kennedy	England	FW	1923–1924	6	0
Lammus, WilliamWilliam Lammus	England	DF	1923–1924	8	0
Laycock, FredFred Laycock	England	FW	1924–1925	23	12
Lilley, BobBob Lilley	England	DF	1921–1925	66	0
Lilley, TomTom Lilley	England	DF	1923–1924	14	0
Mace, FredFred Mace	England	GK	1925–1927	8	0
Mangham, JamesJames Mangham	England	GK	1927–1930	2	0
Manock, EdwardEdward Manock	England	FW	1929–1931	18	2
Marsh, CecilCecil Marsh	England	FW	1921–1922	17	2
Martin, JackJack Martin	England	DF	1930–1931	27	1
McClure, DavidDavid McClure	Scotland	DF	1927–1928	28	1
McCulloch, MikeMike McCulloch	Scotland	FW	1922–1924	49	8
McDonagh, PatrickPatrick McDonagh	Scotland	FW	1928–1929	5	0
McGreevy, WilliamWilliam McGreevy	England	FW	1921–1922	3	1
McGuire, JohnJohn McGuire	England	FW	1927–1928	20	2
McKinnell, JimmyJimmy McKinnell	Scotland	DF	1929–1930	10	0
McLaughlan, GeorgeGeorge McLaughlan	Scotland	FW	1929–1930	29	2
Mellor, HarryHarry Mellor	England	FW	1921–1922	1	0
Metcalfe, JimJim Metcalfe	England	DF	1928–1930	71	1
Mitchell, RonaldRonald Mitchell	England	DF	1926–1927	32	0
Moore, WalterWalter Moore	England	DF	1924–1925	5	0
Morton, WilliamWilliam Morton	England	FW	1928–1929	8	3
Newnes, JackJack Newnes	Wales	DF	1923–1926	113	7
Nuttall, RobertRobert Nuttall	England	FW	1930–1931	4	0
Nutter, HarryHarry Nutter	England	GK	1923–1924	2	0
O'Beirne, JosephJoseph O'Beirne	England	FW	1924–1925	16	2
Parry, FrankFrank Parry	England	MF	1929–1930	24	2
Pearson, JamesJames Pearson	England	DF	1925–1928	38	0
Phizacklea, JamesJames Phizacklea	England	DF	1924–1925	19	0
Pickering, TomTom Pickering	England	FW	1926–1927	1	0
Price, JamesJames Price	Scotland	DF	1921–1923	24	0
Proctor, WilfredWilfred Proctor	England	MF	1921–1922	14	1
Radford, BernardBernard Radford	England	FW	1927–1929	55	41
Raisbeck, LeslieLeslie Raisbeck	England	FW	1930–1931	29	11
Richmond, GilbertGilbert Richmond	England	DF	1929–1931	21	0
Ridge, DennisDennis Ridge	England	DF	1927–1928	8	0
Ridley, HarryHarry Ridley	England	MF	1928–1929	31	7
Rigg, ClementClement Rigg	England	DF	1921–1929	254	4
Roberts, PercyPercy Roberts	Wales	FW	1926–1927	1	0
Robinson, ErnieErnie Robinson	England	DF	1930–1931	27	0
Robinson, HenryHenry Robinson	England	MF	1930–1931	20	3
Roseboom, TeddyTeddy Roseboom	Scotland	FW	1923–1924	12	1
Ruffell, BillBill Ruffell	England	FW	1927–1928	12	3
Sandbach, CharlesCharles Sandbach	England	DF	1930–1931	2	0
Sharp, BuchananBuchanan Sharp	Scotland	FW	1926–1929	80	35
Shevlin, PeterPeter Shevlin	Scotland	GK	1929–1931	53	0
Simpson, EdwinEdwin Simpson	England	DF	1926–1928	17	0
Slack, BillBill Slack	England	DF	1927–1928	10	3
Smith, FredFred Smith	England	FW	1924–1926	2	0
Spargo, SteveSteve Spargo	England	DF	1929–1930	21	0
Spence, GeorgeGeorge Spence	England	MF	1927–1928	13	2
Steel, JohnJohn Steel	Scotland	DF	1921–1923	50	0
Stevenson, JohnJohn Stevenson	Scotland	FW	1924–1927	73	26
Stoneham, JohnJohn Stoneham	England	GK	1927–1928	6	0
Suttie, DavidDavid Suttie	Scotland	DF	1928–1931	104	2
Taylor, HaroldHarold Taylor	England	MF	1926–1928	17	4
Tebb, TommyTommy Tebb	England	FW	1930–1931	14	2
Thomson, JimJim Thomson	Scotland	GK	1924	2	0
Tordoff, HarryHarry Tordoff	England	DF	1928–1930	9	0
Turner, AlbertAlbert Turner	England	DF	1921–1922	1	0
Walker, StanStan Walker	England	FW	1930–1931	2	0
Waller, WilliamWilliam Waller	England	FW	1921–1922	25	7
Walmsley, JohnJohn Walmsley	England	DF	1921–1922	1	0
Ward, TedTed Ward	England	FW	1923–1924	2	0
Warhurst, SamSam Warhurst	England	GK	1927–1931	76	0
Weedall, JohnJohn Weedall	England	MF	1929–1930	7	3
White, HenryHenry White	England	FW	1927–1928	22	15
Wilde, BobBob Wilde	England	DF	1921–1922	36	0
Wilkinson, TomTom Wilkinson	England	FW	1928–1929	17	5
Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson	Scotland	DF	1921–1924	95	3
Wilson, GeorgeGeorge Wilson	England	DF	1925–1930	160	16
Wilson, BillyBilly Wilson	England	MF	1921–1922	1	0
Wolstenholme, ArthurArthur Wolstenholme	England	FW	1922–1925	68	17
Wootton, JamesJames Wootton	England	MF	1921–1922	14	1

References

• Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League: A Complete Record 1921–31. SoccerData. 
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. SoccerData.