Gordon Nutt (8 November 1932 – 25 February 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Nutt played in the

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for Coventry City,

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and Southend United, in the Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven, and in Australia for

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and

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

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

, where he spent one season, making 17 appearances. In 1955 he signed for

. 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

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, where he spent one season, scoring 5 goals in 31 appearances. He later played for Australian clubs

and Manly United FC all in all.

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.

References

1932 births 2014 deaths English footballers Coventry City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Southend United F.C. players PSV Eindhoven players Sydney United 58 FC players Manly United FC players English Football League players Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands Association football wingers English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Sydney United 58 FC managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub

Career

Playing career

Coaching career

Later life and death

Further reading

References