FC Nelson

FC Nelson
Full name FC Nelson
Nickname(s) FC Nelson Sprig & Fern
Founded 2011
Ground Guppy Park, Nelson,
Chairman Martin Byrne
Manager Rick Gower
Coach Steve Bignall
League Nelson Pine Division 1
2012 1st

FC Nelson is a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island city of Nelson, New Zealand. Their home ground is Guppy Park.

Formed in 2011, FC Nelson is the amalgamation of Nelson United, Metro, Nelson City and Tahuna Football clubs, making it the largest club in the Nelson/Marlborough region with over 900 members.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower signed for the club in November 2011, having won the Nelson Pine 1st Division league back to back in 2010 and 2011 with Richmond Athletic.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower celebrated their 3rd league title in as many seasons, winning the 2012 Nelson Pine 1st Division League for the club in its first season since the amalgamation.

Players

1st team squad 2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Lutz Gerwin
2 New Zealand DF Tim Skinner
3 Fiji DF Nilesh Chetty
4 New Zealand DF Antonie Sonneman
5 New Zealand DF Stephen Galbreath
6 New Zealand DF Iliya Van Der Walt
7 England MF Nathan Jeffree (vice-captain)
8 New Zealand MF Jackson Kearns
9 New Zealand FW Rick Manhart
10 Scotland MF Neil Connell (captain)
11 New Zealand FW Heyden Nunn
12 Croatia MF Davor Tavich
13 Brazil MF Davi Goncalves Maciel
14 New Zealand FW Nigel Hale
15 Republic of Ireland FW Nathan Halford
16 New Zealand MF Lewis Miccio
17 Italy FW Simone Buttaci
18 Solomon Islands MF Henry Fa'arodo
RGK New Zealand GK Mark Currie

Staff and board members

League history

Honours

Football League Honours

Awards

Player of the season

Players player of the season

Top Scorer

References

    External links


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