Gordon Nutt
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Gordon Nutt is an English
former professional footballer who played in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Australia. He made a total of 189 league appearances, and scored 32 goals.
, Birmingham
, Nutt played youth football with Coventry City
. He signed professional forms with Coventry in 1949, but did not make his league debut until 1951. He remained at the club until 1954, when he moved to Wales, for a fee of £12,000, to play with Cardiff City
. After one year with Cardiff, he signed for Arsenal
, in a swap deal which saw Nutt and Cardiff teammate Mike Tiddy
move to London in exchange for Brian Walsh
and a minor fee.
Nutt made his Arsenal debut on 24 September 1955 against Sunderland
but broke his ankle a fortnight later against Everton
and made only nine appearances that season. He only played once in 1956-57
but came back into the side in 1957-58
, sharing the left wing position with Joe Haverty
for two seasons. After that he dropped back into the reserves and only played three times in 1959-60
. In total, he played 51 games for Arsenal in five seasons, scoring 10 goals.
He moved to Southend United
in October 1960. He spent just one season with Southend, before moving to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. He later played in Australia with Sydney Croatia
and Manly-Warringah, and also coached the Tasmania official football team.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional footballer who played in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Australia. He made a total of 189 league appearances, and scored 32 goals.
Career
Born in South YardleySouth Yardley
South Yardley is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. The name of the ward was changed from Acocks Green Ward and with the name change, the boundary changed with Acocks Green village and Acocks Green railway station being lost and the boundary being extended north to Bordesley...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Nutt played youth football with Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
. He signed professional forms with Coventry in 1949, but did not make his league debut until 1951. He remained at the club until 1954, when he moved to Wales, for a fee of £12,000, to play with Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
. After one year with Cardiff, he signed for Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, in a swap deal which saw Nutt and Cardiff teammate Mike Tiddy
Mike Tiddy
Michael Douglas "Mike" Tiddy is an English former professional footballer and manager.-Career:Born in Cadgwith, Cornwall, Tiddy joined Torquay United at the end of World War II but was forced to wait two years to play for the club while he finished his National Service...
move to London in exchange for Brian Walsh
Brian Walsh (footballer)
John Brian Walsh is an English former professional footballer.-Career:Walsh began his career playing non-league football before joining Arsenal as an amateur in March 1949 before signing professional for the club five months later. He played a handful of friendlies for Arsenal before being called...
and a minor fee.
Nutt made his Arsenal debut on 24 September 1955 against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
but broke his ankle a fortnight later against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and made only nine appearances that season. He only played once in 1956-57
1956-57 in English football
The 1956–57 season was the 77th season of competitive football in England.Manchester United won the First Division to become English football champions for the fifth time. Tottenham Hotspur were runners-up. In the Second Division it was Leicester City who finished in top spot, ahead of East...
but came back into the side in 1957-58
1957-58 in English football
The 1957–58 season was the 78th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:In this season, Sunderland was relegated for the first time in their history.This was the last season in which Division 3 was split, North and South...
, sharing the left wing position with Joe Haverty
Joe Haverty
Joe Haverty was an Irish football player.Haverty played for Home Farm and St Patrick's Athletic, before signing for Arsenal in July 1954...
for two seasons. After that he dropped back into the reserves and only played three times in 1959-60
1959-60 in English football
The 1959–60 season was the 80th season of competitive football in England.-Diary of the season:17 November 1959: Phil Taylor resigns as manager of Liverpool after three years as manager, with all three of his seasons in charge ending with a narrow failure to win promotion to the First...
. In total, he played 51 games for Arsenal in five seasons, scoring 10 goals.
He moved to Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
in October 1960. He spent just one season with Southend, before moving to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. He later played in Australia with Sydney Croatia
Sydney United
Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area...
and Manly-Warringah, and also coached the Tasmania official football team.