Andy Nelson (footballer)

Andy Nelson

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Nesbitt Nelson
Date of birth	(1935-07-05) 5 July 1935
Place of birth	Custom House, England
Position(s)	Central Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1959	West Ham United	15	(1)
1959–1964	Ipswich Town	193	(0)
1964–1965	Clapton Orient	43	(0)
1965–1968	Plymouth Argyle	94	(1)
Total		345	(2)
Managerial career
1971–1974	Gillingham
1974–1980	Charlton Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Nesbitt "Andy" Nelson (born Custom House, London, 5 July 1935) is a former football player and manager. As a player, he won the Football League with Ipswich Town in 1962.

He entered management with Gillingham in 1971, but quit to manage Charlton Athletic in 1974, and was an immediate success with promotion from the Third Division in 1975. 1976 and 1977 saw top ten finishes in the league, but in the following two years Charlton had rely on last day results to escape relegation, and Nelson came under pressure. In 1979 he came under increased pressure as Mike Bailey was appointed as chief coach, and by March 1980 his contract had been cancelled after three successive defeats with Charlton in the relegation zone.

External links

• Andy Nelson, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• Andy Nelson profile from the official Charlton Athletic website