Gordon Nutt

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|name = Gordon Nutt

|image = Gordon Nutt footballer.jpg

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1932|11|8|df=y}}

|birth_place = South Yardley, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|2|25|1932|11|8|df=y}}

|death_place = Tasmania, Australia

|height =

|position = Winger

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Sheldon Town

|years1 = 1951–1954

|clubs1 = Coventry City

|caps1 = 76

|goals1 = 11

|years2 = 1954–1955

|clubs2 = Cardiff City

|caps2 = 17

|goals2 = 4

|years3 = 1955–1960

|clubs3 = Arsenal

|caps3 = 49

|goals3 = 10

|years4 = 1960–1961

|clubs4 = Southend United

|caps4 = 16

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 1961–1962

|clubs5 = PSV

|caps5 = 31

|goals5 = 5

|years6 = 1965

|clubs6 = Sydney Croatia

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|years7 = 1968–1969

|clubs7 = Manly-Warringah

|caps7 =

|goals7 =

|totalcaps = 158

|totalgoals = 27

|manageryears1 = 1966

|managerclubs1 = Sydney Croatia

|manageryears2 = 1969

|managerclubs2 = Manly Warringah (Assistant)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/gordonnutt.html|title=Profile|accessdate=26 February 2014|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/509/gordon-nutt|title=Profile|accessdate=26 February 2014|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302212708/http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/509/gordon-nutt|archive-date=2 March 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/N/NU.html|title=Nouh-Nyskohus|accessdate=26 February 2014|publisher=Australian Player Database}}

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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/former-psv-player-gordon-nutt-has-died-at-the-age-of-81.htm|title=Former PSV player Gordon Nutt|website=PSV.nl|date=2 July 2014|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000309/http://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/former-psv-player-gordon-nutt-has-died-at-the-age-of-81.htm|url-status=dead}}

=Coaching career=

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

Later life and death

Nutt died on 25 February 2014, in Tasmania, at the age of 81.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/gordon-nutt-passes-away-coventry-city-260214-1384948.aspx|title=Gordon Nutt passes away|date=26 February 2014|accessdate=26 February 2014|author=Nick Connoll|publisher=Coventry City F.C.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/former-coventry-city-winger-gordon-6748461|title=Former Coventry City winger Gordon Nutt dies aged 81|date=26 February 2014|accessdate=26 February 2014|publisher=Coventry Telegraph}}