John Nelson (soccer, born 1905)
Scottish American footballer (1905-1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with John Nelson (soccer, born 1998).
Johnny Nelson (February 27, 1905 – November 30, 1984) was a Scottish American soccer center forward who ended his career as the second leading scorer in the history of the first American Soccer League. He was posthumously inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Date of birth | February 27, 1905 (1905-02-27) | ||
Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
Date of death | November 30, 1984(1984-11-30) (aged 79) | ||
Place of death | Yonkers, New York, U.S. | ||
Position(s) | Center Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Yonkers Thistle | |||
1923–1928 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 126 | (101) |
1928 | Fall River F.C. | 14 | (10) |
1928–1929 | J&P Coats | 12 | (7) |
1929–1930 | New York Nationals | 82 | (93) |
1930–1931 | → New York Giants | 16 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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