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| fullname = Anthony James Nelson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|08|27|1930|04|12|df=y}}
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre Half]]
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| years1 = 1951–1954 | clubs1 = [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 6
| years1 = 1951–1954 | clubs1 = [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 1954–1956 | clubs2 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 1954–1956 | clubs2 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1956–1965 | clubs3 = [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] | caps3 = 195 | goals3 = 1
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'''Anthony James Nelson''' (born 12 April 1930 in [[Cardiff]]) is a Welsh former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played in [[the Football League]] as a [[Defender (association football)|centre half]].
'''Anthony James Nelson''' (12 April 1930 – 27 August 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/obituary-tony-nelson/|title=Obituary:Tony Nelson|date=27 August 2022|website=AFC Bournemouth|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> was a Welsh professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played in [[the Football League]] for [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] and [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] as a [[Defender (association football)|centre half]].<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player9/tonynelson|Tony Nelson}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/8104982.loyal-nelson-howe-and-cherries-players-defying-gravity/ Loyal Nelson: Howe and Cherries players 'defying gravity], Bournemouth Echo, 17 April 2010</ref>
He was the son of 1927 FA Cup winner Jimmy Nelson, who also played over 200 times for Cardiff City.

His father was footballer [[Jimmy Nelson (footballer)|Jimmy Nelson]] who was born in Scotland (playing for the [[Scotland national football team|national team]] four times) and brought up in Northern Ireland, but settled in Wales.<ref name="friends">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7328650.stm |title=Cup friends reunited |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=4 April 2009 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>


==References==
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| NAME = Nelson, Tony
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 12 April 1930
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]
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[[Category:Bristol City F.C. players]]
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[[Category:A.F.C. Bournemouth players]]
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[[Category:The Football League players]]
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[[Category:Poole Town F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Welsh football managers]]
[[Category:Welsh people of Scottish descent]]

Latest revision as of 03:41, 9 July 2023

Tony Nelson
Personal information
Full name Anthony James Nelson
Date of birth (1930-04-12)12 April 1930
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Date of death 27 August 2022(2022-08-27) (aged 92)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Newport County 19 (6)
1954–1956 Bristol City 0 (0)
1956–1965 Bournemouth 194 (1)
Total 213 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony James Nelson (12 April 1930 – 27 August 2022)[1] was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County and Bournemouth as a centre half.[2][3]

His father was footballer Jimmy Nelson who was born in Scotland (playing for the national team four times) and brought up in Northern Ireland, but settled in Wales.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituary:Tony Nelson". AFC Bournemouth. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tony Nelson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ Loyal Nelson: Howe and Cherries players 'defying gravity, Bournemouth Echo, 17 April 2010
  4. ^ "Cup friends reunited". BBC Sport. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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