Norman Frederick Nielson (6 November 1928 – 1 January 2002) was a South African professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Career

Born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

, Nielson played for

Arcadia Shepherds Arcadia Shepherds are a South African association football club based in Arcadia, Pretoria. It is affiliated with the Football Association of Pretoria (FAP). History The club was founded in 1903, and was briefly renamed ''Arcadia United'' in t ...

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

, Bury,

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

, Corby Town, Gresley Rovers, Hinckley Athletic, Long Eaton United and Ripley Miners Welfare. He was one of three South African footballers to play for Hull City in the 1950s, the others being Alf Ackerman and

Neil Cubie Neil George Cubie (3 November 1932 – March 1977) was a South African professional footballer who played as a right back. Career Born in Cape Town, Cubie played for Clyde, Bury, Hull City and Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielson, Norman 1928 births 2002 deaths South African men's soccer players Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Bury F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Hinckley Athletic F.C. players Long Eaton United F.C. players Ripley Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders South African expatriate men's soccer players South African expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Soccer players from Johannesburg 20th-century South African sportsmen