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Name:Stuart Nelson
Birthday:17 Sep 1981 / 42 years old
Nationality:England
Last contract:No data available
Height / Weight: 185 cm. / 81 kg.
Position:
  • Goalkeeper (preferred)
Foots:Right
Player profile:

After coming into the professional game late and making my Football League debut at
the age of 22, I was very raw and lacked professional experience. Throughout my
early playing career at Brentford and then Leyton Orient I experienced the highs and
lows that go hand in hand with professional football including finishing with 35 clean
sheets over two seasons but losing out twice in the League One play-off semi-finals.
With Norwich and then Aberdeen, although I didn’t play much first team football, I was
involved with two big clubs where I gained valuable experiences from a higher level
(Championship and SPL) and this has helped me become a more accomplished and
composed keeper.
With the two years I spent at Notts County I was able to put these experiences into
practice resulting in a total of 90 appearances (playing every game of the 2011/12
season) and in turn winning Player of the Year in my first season and FA Cup Player
of the Round the following year.
Five and a half seasons with Gillingham followed, winning the League Two title and
being voted into the PFA Divisional Team of the Season in the first year. Over the
course of my Gillingham career I played a major role in the club consolidating their
place in League One.
I became the 3rd highest appearance holder for a goalkeeper in Gillingham FC history,
a record that I am immensely proud of. Making this many appearances for one club
and being voted in the top 3 of the clubs Player of the Year every full season I was
there, winning in my second year, shows that I have put all my earlier experiences
together and built consistency and reliability into my game.
I joined a struggling Yeovil side in February 2018 and in the 5 games I played the team
accumulated 8 points, which was enough for the club to retain their Football League
status. As my contract came to an end at Yeovil I had been there for 2½ seasons.
Due to Covid-19 this season was curtailed at the point with the club sitting fourth in
the table on a real rich vein of form heading into the last 9 games of the season. The
season was resumed at the playoff stage and unfortunately we were eliminated in
the first game.

Achievements:

Yeovil Town
(National League)
*Season
curtailed
due to
Covid-19
Sheets
23 National League (1), 2 FAC, 1
FAT, 1 Play Off
National League Play
Offs achieved
Yeovil Town
(League Two)
2018/19 13 Appearances, 4 Clean Sheets
12 League Two, 1 FLT
2017/18 5 Appearances, 2 Clean Sheets
5 League Two
8 points in 5 games
Retained EFL status
2017/18 2 Appearances
2 FLT
2016/17
42 Appearances, 4 Clean Sheets
34 League One, 2 FAC, 3 LgeC,
3 FLT
GFC POTY; 3rd place
Retained League One
status on final day of
season
51 Appearances, 14 Clean
Gillingham FC
(League One) 2015/16 Sheets
46 League One, 1 FAC, 2 LgeC, GFC POTY; 2nd place
2 FLT
2014/15 30 Appearances, 4 Clean Sheets
24 League One, 1 FAC, 5 FLT
2013/14
50 Appearances, 7 Clean Sheets
46 League One, 2 FAC, 1 LgeC,
1 FLT
GFC Player of the Year
winner
Played every minute of
every game
Gillingham FC
(League Two)
2012/13
48 Appearances, 19 Clean
Sheets
45 League Two, 1 FAC, 2 LgeC,
League Two winner
PFA Divisional Team of
the Year
19 Clean Sheets
GFC POTY; 2nd place
2011/12
52 Appearances, 16 Clean
Sheets
46 League One, 4 FAC, 1 LgeC,
1 FLT
16 clean sheets
FA Cup Player of the
Round
Notts County FC
Player of the Year
(League One) 38 (1) Appearances, 8 Clean Player of the Month
2010/11 sheets
33(1) League One, 3 FAC, 2
(twice)
Retained League One
LgeC status on final day of
season
Aberdeen FC
(Scottish Premier
League)
2009/10
3 Appearances
3 Scottish Premier League
Captained Reserves
CAREER HISTORY & ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)
Norwich City FC
(Championship)
2008/09
Captained Reserves
Leyton Orient FC
(League One) 2007/08
33 Appearances, 10 clean sheets
30 League One, 1 FAC, 2 LgeC, 10 clean sheets
2006/07
21 Appearances, 2 clean sheets 19 League One, 2 LgeC Club Captain
54(1) Appearances, 14 clean 14 clean sheets
Brentford FC
(League One)
2005/06
sheets
45(1) League One, 6 FAC, 1
LgeC, 2 Play Offs
League One Play Offs
Reached FA Cup 5th
round
2004/05
57 Appearances, 21 clean sheets
45 League One, 9 FAC, 1 LgeC,
2 Play Offs
21 clean sheets
League One Play Offs
Reached FA Cup 5th
round
2003/04
9 Appearances, 2 clean sheets
9 League One
Retained League One
status on final day of
season
Hucknell Town
FC (Northern
Premier League)
2003/04
20 appearances
Doncaster
Rovers FC
(Football League
Conference)
2002/03
2 Appearances, 1 clean sheet
2 Football League Conference
Reserve Cup Winner
Conference Play Off
Winners
Oxford City FC
(Ryman Division
One)
2001/02
Player of the Year
Des Moines
Menace - Iowa US
(PDL)
2001
Finished

Career

SinceClubContracts
May 2010
Notts County ( England )

No professional contracts entered

Feb 2010
Aberdeen ( Scotland )

No professional contracts entered

Match summary

Season / Team / Comp T B
2019/2020 / Yeovil Town / Conference National 24 23 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
2019/2020 / Yeovil Town / FA Cup 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2018/2019 / Yeovil Town / League Two 12 12 0 0 22 0 0 0 0
2017/2018 / Gillingham / League One 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
2017/2018 / Yeovil Town / League Two 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
2016/2017 / Gillingham / League One 35 34 1 0 11 0 5 0 0
2016/2017 / Gillingham / FA Cup 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016/2017 / Gillingham / Football League Trophy 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016/2017 / Gillingham / League Cup 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015/2016 / Gillingham / League One 46 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2015/2016 / Gillingham / FA Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014/2015 / Gillingham / League One 24 24 0 1 12 0 3 0 0
2014/2015 / Gillingham / Football League Trophy 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014/2015 / Gillingham / FA Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013/2014 / Gillingham / League One 46 46 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2013/2014 / Gillingham / FA Cup 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013/2014 / Gillingham / Football League Trophy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013/2014 / Gillingham / League Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012/2013 / Gillingham / League Two 45 45 0 0 1 0 3 0 1
2012/2013 / Gillingham / League Cup 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011/2012 / Notts County / League One 46 46 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2011/2012 / Notts County / FA Cup 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011/2012 / Notts County / Football League Trophy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011/2012 / Notts County / League Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010/2011 / Notts County / League One 33 32 1 1 13 0 1 0 0
2010/2011 / Notts County / FA Cup 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
2010/2011 / Notts County / League Cup 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009/2010 / Aberdeen / Premier League 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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