Garry Nelson

Garry Nelson
Personal information
Full name Garry Paul Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1961-01-16) 16 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Braintree, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker, left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Southend United 129 (17)
1983–1985 Swindon Town 79 (7)
1985–1987 Plymouth Argyle 74 (20)
1987–1991 Brighton & Hove Albion 144 (47)
1990 → Notts County (loan) 2 (0)
1991–1996 Charlton Athletic 185 (37)
1996–1997 Torquay United 34 (8)
Total 647 (136)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
For other people with similar names, see Gary Nelson (disambiguation).

Garry Paul Nelson (born 16 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger in the Football League for Southend United, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic and Torquay United (as player/assistant manager) between 1979 and 1997.[3] He was voted into Plymouth Argyle's Team of the Century.[4]

  1. ^ "Player profile: Garry Nelson". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Garry Nelson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Hall Of Fame". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.