1921–22 Nelson F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Nelson F.C. David Wilson (player-manager) 1921–22 Football League Third Division North 16th (W:13 D:7 L:18 Pts:33) FA Cup Sixth Qualifying Round 9,000 (vs Wigan Borough, 27 August 1921) 1920–21 1922–23 _Nelson 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 The 1921–22 season was the 41st season of football played by Nelson. It was their first season as a professional club, and their first in the Football League Third Division North, after the restructuring of the English league system. The side ended the season in 16th place in the division, finishing behind Barrow on goal average.Football League Tables 1888–2006 Soccer Books Robinson, M 2006 1-86223-143-5 16 The campaign started on 27 August 1921 with a 1–2 defeat by Wigan Borough, which was attended by a then record crowd of 9,000 at Seedhill.http://nelsonfc.com/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED21&id=20605 Nelson FC: 1921–1923 Nelson F.C. 2005-04-08 2009-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20050507052559/http://www.nelsonfc.com/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED21&id=20605 7 May 2005 dead dmy-all Nelson's first win in the Football League came on 3 September 1921, when they beat Wigan Borough 4–1 at Springfield Park. The season ended with a 0–0 draw at home to Tranmere Rovers on 6 May 1922. By the end of the campaign, the side had a league record of 13 wins, seven draws and 18 defeats, giving them a total of 33 points. In the FA Cup, the side entered the competition in the Fourth Qualifying Round. They defeated Accrington Stanley and then won their Fifth Qualifying Round match 3–2 at home to Rochdale. However, they did not progress past the Sixth Qualifying Round, when they were knocked out by Worksop Town.http://www.nelsonfc.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?CID=ED23 Blues Complete F.A. Cup History Broughton, Gary 2007-10-29 2009-12-11 Nelson FC https://web.archive.org/web/20091219085946/http://www.nelsonfc.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED23 19 December 2009 dead Season review Events 27 August: Billy Halligan scores Nelson's first-ever goal in the Football League, two minutes into the first game of the season against Wigan Borough. 3 September: Nelson get their first win in the Football League, defeating Wigan Borough 4–1 at Springfield Park. 8 October: Nelson's six-match unbeaten run in the league comes to an end following a 1–4 defeat away at Accrington Stanley. 19 November: Nelson progress through to the Fifth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup with a 1–0 win over Accrington Stanley. 3 December: A 3–2 victory over Rochdale sees Nelson through to the Sixth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. 17 December: Nelson are knocked out of the FA Cup, losing 1–2 away at Worksop Town. 2 January: The side achieve their biggest win of the campaign, a 4–0 victory against Wrexham at Seedhill. 28 January: Hartlepools United inflict Nelson's heaviest defeat of the season, a 6–1 drubbing at Victoria Park. 6 May: Nelson draw their final league game of the season, a 0–0 draw at home to Tranmere Rovers. League progress The chart below shows Nelson's league positions throughout the course of the 1921–22 season. The green area (position 1) represents the automatic promotion place to the Football League Second Division, while the red area (positions 19 and 20) shows the teams who had to apply for re-election to the League at the end of the season. The highest position achieved by Nelson during the season was 1st place, after the fourth match. In the middle of the season Nelson slipped down the league table, eventually finishing in 16th position. 800px Statistics League position Third Division North y NEL Player details During the 1921–22 season, 29 different players appeared in at least one competitive match for Nelson. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Nat.PositionPlayerThird Division (North)FA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEnglandFWHarold Andrews810081EnglandMFRichard Baird200020ScotlandFWJohn Bennie12620146ScotlandGKRobert Bruce7030100EnglandGKHarry Clegg500050EnglandDFEddie Eastwood100010EnglandFWJoe Eddleston3716314017EnglandMFThomas Garnett100010Ireland 1783FWBilly Halligan17630206EnglandFWHarry Hargreaves13200132EnglandDFRay Hartley100010EnglandGKHarry Heyes26000260EnglandMFSid Hoad16000160EnglandDFThomas Jacques17130201EnglandDFBob Lilley34031371EnglandFWWilliam McGreevy310031EnglandFWCecil Marsh17220192EnglandFWHarry Mellor100010ScotlandDFJames Price20000200EnglandMFWilfred Proctor14120161EnglandDFClement Rigg29030320ScotlandDFJohn Steel25000250EnglandDFAlbert Turner100010EnglandFWWilliam Waller257332810EnglandDFJohn Walmsley100010EnglandDFBob Wilde36030390ScotlandDFDavid Wilson34330373EnglandMFWilliam Wilson100010EnglandMFJames Wootton14100141 FW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender Match results Football League Third Division North 27 August 1921 Nelson 1 1–2 Wigan Borough Halligan 2 Hodges Twiss Seedhill 12,000 L I. Baker Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-wigan-borough-27-august-1921-144092/ 3 September 1921 Wigan Borough 2 1–4 Hornby Nelson Jacques Hargreaves Halligan Marsh Springfield Park 8,000 W I. Baker Wigan https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-borough-v-nelson-03-september-1921-144106/ 10 September 1921 Lincoln City 3 0–2 Nelson Halligan 30Hargreaves 39 Sincil Bank 6,000 W A. Scholey Lincoln https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-nelson-10-september-1921-144111/ 12 September 1921 Nelson 4 1–0 Proctor 37 Stalybridge Celtic Seedhill 10,000 W J.O. Forshaw Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-stalybridge-celtic-12-september-1921-144118/ 17 September 1921 Nelson 5 0–0 Lincoln City Seedhill 10,000 D A. Scholey Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-lincoln-city-17-september-1921-144126/ 24 September 1921 Darlington 6 0–1 Nelson Halligan 87 Feethams 10,000 W A. Pellowe Darlington https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-nelson-24-september-1921-144132/ 1 October 1921 Nelson 7 1–1 Eddleston Darlington Hooper Seedhill 10,000 D Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-darlington-01-october-1921-144146/ 8 October 1921 Accrington Stanley 8 4–1 Green Hosker Makin Nelson Halligan Peel Park 14,000 L G.N. Watson Accrington https://www.11v11.com/matches/accrington-stanley-v-nelson-08-october-1921-144150/ 15 October 1921 Nelson 9 0–1 Accrington Stanley Green pen. Seedhill 12,000 L G.N. Watson Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-accrington-stanley-15-october-1921-144163/ 22 October 1921 Chesterfield 10 1–2 Clarke Nelson Eddleston Saltergate 6,000 W C.F. Porter Chesterfield https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-nelson-22-october-1921-144170/ 29 October 1921 Nelson 11 2–0 Eddleston Marsh Chesterfield Seedhill 5,000 W C.F. Porter Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-chesterfield-29-october-1921-144184/ 5 November 1921 Crewe Alexandra 12 2–1 Caulfield pen. Winterburn Nelson Eddleston Gresty Road 5,000 L H.V. Stott Crewe https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-nelson-05-november-1921-144189/ 12 November 1921 Nelson 13 1–2 Chorlton o.g. Crewe Alexandra Winterburn Hassall Seedhill 8,000 L H.V. Stott Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-crewe-alexandra-12-november-1921-144204/ 26 November 1921 Wrexham 14 4–2 Jones Goode Burton Cotton Nelson Bennie Waller Racecourse Ground 6,000 L A. Scholey Wrexham https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-nelson-26-november-1921-144220/ 24 December 1921 Barrow 15 0–2 Nelson Eddleston Bennie Holker Street 5,000 W S. Rothwell Barrow-in-Furness https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-nelson-24-december-1921-144234/ 26 December 1921 Nelson 16 3–5 Bennie Andrews Waller Durham City Cousins Dobinson Young Seedhill 8,000 L E. Farrar Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-durham-city-26-december-1921-144245/ 27 December 1921 Stalybridge Celtic 17 2–0 Petrie Gee Nelson Bower Fold 6,000 L J.O. Forshaw Stalybridge https://www.11v11.com/matches/stalybridge-celtic-v-nelson-27-december-1921-144257/ 31 December 1921 Ashington 18 4–0 Robertson Galloway Dargue Nelson Portland Park 5,000 L F. Leigh Ashington https://www.11v11.com/matches/ashington-v-nelson-31-december-1921-144260/ 2 January 1922 Nelson 19 4–0 Bennie Waller Eddleston Wrexham Seedhill 4,000 W J. Rennie Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-wrexham-02-january-1922-144275/ 14 January 1922 Nelson 20 0–2 Ashington Featherstone pen. Dargue Seedhill 3,000 L F. Leigh Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-ashington-14-january-1922-144286/ 21 January 1922 Nelson 21 0–4 Hartlepools United Parkinson Burn Crowther Yews Seedhill 4,000 L A. Ward Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-hartlepools-united-21-january-1922-144300/ 28 January 1922 Hartlepools United 22 6–1 Parkinson Robertson Thomas Crowther Nelson Eddleston Victoria Park 7,000 L A.Ward Hartlepool https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-nelson-28-january-1922-144307/ 4 February 1922 Nelson 23 3–2 Wilson pen. Bennie Eddleston Southport Rawlins Little Seedhill 4,000 W W.F. Bunnell Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-southport-04-february-1922-144317/ 11 February 1922 Southport 24 0–1 Nelson Eddleston Haig Avenue 4,000 W W.F. Bunnell Southport https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-nelson-11-february-1922-144327/ 18 February 1922 Nelson 25 2–2 Hallingan Waller Stockport County Heath Gault Seedhill 8,000 D J.O. Forshaw Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-stockport-county-18-february-1922-144340/ 25 February 1922 Stockport County 26 3–0 Gault Heath pen. Waterall Nelson Edgeley Park 10,000 L J.O. Forshaw Stockport https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-nelson-25-february-1922-144348/ 4 March 1922 Nelson 27 3–0 Eddleston Waller Grimsby Town Seedhill 7,000 W H. Cooper Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-grimsby-town-04-march-1922-144359/ 11 March 1922 Grimsby Town 28 3–1 Carmichael pen. Casson Nelson Eddleston Blundell Park 9,000 L H. Cooper Cleethorpes https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-nelson-11-march-1922-144365/ 18 March 1922 Walsall 29 2–0 Reid Bowyer Nelson Fellows Park 5,500 L J. Holmes Walsall https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-v-nelson-18-march-1922-144377/ 1 April 1922 Nelson 30 0–0 Halifax Town Seedhill 7,000 D G.N. Watson Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-halifax-town-01-april-1922-144391/ 8 April 1922 Halifax Town 31 3–1 Jamieson Dent Nelson Wootton The Shay 2,000 L G.N. Watson Halifax https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-nelson-08-april-1922-144407/ 14 April 1922 Durham City 32 2–0 Wensley Wilson Nelson Kepier Haughs 1,000 L E. Farrar Durham https://www.11v11.com/matches/durham-city-v-nelson-14-april-1922-144412/ 15 April 1922 Rochdale 33 2–2 Dennison Nelson Eddleston Wilson Spotland 3,000 D H.W. Andrews Rochdale https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-nelson-15-april-1922-144422/ 17 April 1922 Nelson 34 1–1 McGreevy Barrow Matthews Seedhill 5,000 D S. Rothwell Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-barrow-17-april-1922-144432/ 22 April 1922 Nelson 35 4–1 Eddleston Wilson Rochdale Hill Seedhill 4,000 W H.W. Andrews Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-rochdale-22-april-1922-144446/ 25 April 1922 Nelson 36 1–0 Waller Walsall Seedhill 3,000 W J. Holmes Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-walsall-25-april-1922-144449/ 29 April 1922 Tranmere Rovers 37 4–0 Campbell Milnes Moreton Rainford Nelson Prenton Park 3,000 L J.E. Telford Birkenhead https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-nelson-29-april-1922-144458/ 6 May 1922 Nelson 38 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Seedhill 4,000 D J.E. Telford Nelson https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-tranmere-rovers-06-may-1922-144466/ FA Cup 19 November 1921 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Nelson Waller Peel Park 10,106 W J.V. Pennington Accrington Q4 3 December 1921 Nelson 3–2 Eddleston Waller Lilley pen. Rochdale Bennett Dennison Seedhill 6,000 W Unknown Nelson Q5 17 December 1921 Worksop Town 2–1 Charlesworth Bretnall Nelson Waller Central Avenue 5,000 L H. Kirk Worksop Q6 References General http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=1818&seasonid=51 Nelson 1921/1922 results and fixtures Soccerbase 2009-12-16June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Specific Category:Nelson F.C. seasons Nelson