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David Nelson

Player Profile

Player Details
  • Full Name: David Nelson
  • Born: 1918-02-03
  • Debut: 1952/53: April 3rd, 1953 - Whitstable Town (H) - Kent League Division 1
  • Last Game: 1954/55: April 8th, 1955 - Whitstable Town (H) - Kent League Division 1
  • First Manager: David Nelson
David Nelson
First Team Career Summary

56

Total Appearances

56 starts, 0 sub

3

Goals

2 league, 1 cup

Yellow Card 0 - Red Card 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

St. Barnards, Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford, QPR, Crystal Palace.

Reserve Team Career Summary

3

Total Appearances

3 starts, 0 sub

0

Goals

0 league, 0 cup

Yellow Card 0 - Red Card 0

Yellow - Red Cards

First Team Season-by-Season Record
Season League Apps League Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Cards Total Goals
1952/53 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 - 0 0
1953/54 25 (0) 2 7 (0) 1 32 (0) 0 - 0 3
1954/55 16 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 20 (0) 0 - 0 0
CAREER TOTALS 45 (0) 2 11 (0) 1 56 (0) 0 - 0 3
Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record
Season League Apps League Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Cards Total Goals
1953/54 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
1954/55 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
RESERVE TOTALS 3 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 - 0 0
First Team Matches History
Season Opponents Competition Date Result App Goals Cards
1954/55 Margate (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 12th Feb W 1-0 -
1954/55 Sittingbourne (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 12th Mar L 1-2 -
1954/55 Sheppey United (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 19th Mar W 5-0 -
1954/55 Betteshanger (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 26th Mar W 2-1 -
1954/55 Faversham Town (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 02nd Apr L 1-2 -
1954/55 Whitstable Town (H) Kent League Division 1 Fri 08th Apr D 1-1 -
Reserve Team Matches History
Season Opponents Competition Date Result App Goals Cards
1953/54 Herne Bay (H) Kent League Division 2 Wed 14th Apr W 6-2 -
1954/55 RM Deal (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 16th Oct W 9-1 -
1954/55 Sittingbourne Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 08th Jan W 1-0 -
Statistics Key
  • Appearance Format: Starts (Substitute)
  • First Team App Icons:
    Starting Player
    Substitute
    Unused Substitute
  • Reserve Team App Icons:
    Starting Player
    Substitute
    Unused Substitute
  • Cards:
    Yellow Card Yellow Card
    Red Card Red Card
  • Results:
    W Win   D Draw   L Loss
Player Achievements
👍
50+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES
Seasons Represented:
1952/531953/541954/55
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