Gordon Nutt

Gordon Nutt (8 November 1932 – 25 February 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Nutt played in the Football League for Coventry City, Cardiff City, Arsenal and Southend United, in the Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven, and in Australia for Sydney Croatia and Manly-Warringah.[2][3][4]

Gordon Nutt
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-11-08)8 November 1932
Place of birth South Yardley, England
Date of death 25 February 2014(2014-02-25) (aged 81)
Place of death Tasmania, Australia
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Sheldon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Coventry City 76 (11)
1954–1955 Cardiff City 17 (4)
1955–1960 Arsenal 49 (10)
1960–1961 Southend United 16 (2)
1961–1962 PSV[1] 31 (5)
1965 Sydney Croatia
1968–1969 Manly-Warringah
Total 158 (27)
Teams managed
1966 Sydney Croatia
1969 Manly Warringah (Assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Born in South Yardley, Nutt played youth football for Sheldon Town. He then went on to Coventry City in 1951, scoring 11 goals in 76 appearances over the next three seasons. In 1954 he signed for Cardiff City, where he spent one season, making 17 appearances. In 1955 he signed for Arsenal. Nutt spent a total of 5 seasons with the club, scoring 10 goals in 51 appearances.[3][2][4]

After leaving Arsenal, Nutt joined Southend United, and then Dutch club PSV, where he spent one season, scoring 5 goals in 31 appearances. He later played for Australian clubs Sydney Croatia and Manly United FC all in all.[3][2][4][1]

Coaching career

Nutt was also a coach at Sydney Croatia in 1966 and an assistant coach at Manly-Warringah in 1969.[4]

Later life and death

Nutt died on 25 February 2014, in Tasmania, at the age of 81.[5][6]

Further reading
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

References
  1. "Former PSV player Gordon Nutt". PSV.nl.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. "Nouh-Nyskohus". Australian Player Database. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. Nick Connoll (26 February 2014). "Gordon Nutt passes away". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. "Former Coventry City winger Gordon Nutt dies aged 81". Coventry Telegraph. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.


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