Sid Nelson
Personal information
Full name Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Farnborough
Number 35
Youth career
2004–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Millwall 26 (0)
2017 → Newport County (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Chesterfield (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2019 → Swindon Town (loan) 20 (0)
2019 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2021 Tranmere Rovers 28 (0)
2021–2022 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2022–2023 Woking 2 (0)
2022 → Welling United (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Farnborough 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson (born 1 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League South club Farnborough.[4]

Career

Nelson was born in Lewisham, Greater London.[2] He first signed for Millwall at the age of eight.[5] He was captain of their youth team,[6] and turned professional in August 2014.[7] He made his senior debut for them on 28 December 2014.[5][6] He was praised by manager Ian Holloway as the team's "best player" in that match.[6] Nelson stated it was a "dream" to play for the club his family supports.[5]

On 4 January 2017, Nelson joined League Two side Newport County on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[8] He made his debut on 7 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 away league defeat at Stevenage.[9] Nelson was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two.[10][11]

On 21 August 2017, Nelson signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[12] He moved on loan to Chesterfield in January 2018.[13]

He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14] He moved on loan to Swindon Town in August 2018.[15]

In January 2019, Nelson joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[16][17]

In May 2019, it was announced that Nelson would be one of five players released by Millwall when their contracts expired.[18]

In June 2019 he signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers.[19]

On 9 July 2021, Nelson joined Northampton Town on a one-year deal.[20][21] He suffered an injury in training in September 2021,[22][23] a situation he described as a "nightmare".[24]

On 13 July 2022, Nelson agreed to join National League side, Woking on a one-year deal.[25] On 18 October 2022, Nelson joined National League South club Welling United on a one-month loan deal.[26]

On 29 May 2023, Nelson agreed to join National League South side, Farnborough following his release from Woking.[27]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2014–15[28] Championship 1401000—150
2015–16[29] League One 9010103[lower-alpha 1]0140
2016–17[9] League One 3010203[lower-alpha 2]090
2017–18[30] Championship 000000—00
2018–19[31] Championship 000000—00
Total 260303060380
Newport County (loan) 2016–17[9] League Two 140———140
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[30] League Two 12000002[lower-alpha 2]0140
Chesterfield (loan) 2017–18[30] League Two 151———151
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[31] League Two 20010102[lower-alpha 2]0240
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19[31] League Two 70——3[lower-alpha 3]0100
Tranmere Rovers 2019–20[32] League One 19040003[lower-alpha 2]0260
2020–21[33] League Two 9000004[lower-alpha 2]0130
Total 280400070390
Northampton Town 2021–22[34] League Two 2000101[lower-alpha 2]040
Woking 2022–23[35] National League 2000—0020
Welling United (loan) 2022–23[36] National League South 60———60
Farnborough 2023–24[36][37] National League South 15010—1[lower-alpha 4]0170
Career total 147190502201831
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sid Nelson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sid Nelson". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Sid Nelson at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sid Nelson: Boyhood dream fulfilled". Millwall F.C. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Simon Parker (2 January 2015). "Rookie Nelson no stranger to cup ties against Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Millwall defender Sid Nelson facing spell on sidelines". The Football League. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ↑ David Williams (4 January 2017). "Newport County AFC complete loan deal for Millwall FC defender Sid Nelson". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Newport County 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sid Nelson: Millwall defender joins Yeovil Town on loan until January". BBC Sport. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield sign Zavon Hines and Millwall's Sid Nelson". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Tim Cahill and Jimmy Abdou: Millwall release veteran Australian and midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Harry Abbott (2 August 2018). "Town sign Nelson on loan from Millwall". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sid Nelson joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". Millwall F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Sid Nelson: Millwall defender joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Millwall: Jordan Archer and Ryan Tunnicliffe among five players released". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Defenders Calum Woods and Sid Nelson and winger Kieron Morris sign". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "SID NELSON BECOMES LATEST NEW ADDITION". www.ntfc.co.uk. 9 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Cobblers bring in centre-back Nelson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. ↑ "SID NELSON RULED OUT WITH KNEE INJURY". www.ntfc.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Cobblers to 'manage the situation' after losing another defender". www.northamptonchron.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "Cobblers defender Nelson opens up on his injury 'nightmare'". www.northamptonchron.co.uk.
  25. ↑ O'Sullivan, Daniel (13 July 2022). "Sid Nelson Signs". Woking F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  26. ↑ "Sid Nelson joins the Wings on loan". www.wellingunited.com. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  27. ↑ Lloyd, Dom (29 May 2023). "Nelson becomes first Summer signing". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  36. 1 2 "S. Nelson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  37. ↑ For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Farnborough 0 - 1 Weston-super-Mare". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  38. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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