Peter_Nellies

Peter Nellies

Peter Nellies

Scottish footballer and manager

Peter Nellies (24 April 1886 – 15 July 1930) was a Scottish footballer,[1] who played for Heart of Midlothian (where he played before, during and after World War I while also working in a reserved occupation as a coal miner during the conflict, and is ranked 8th on the club's all-time appearances list in the Scottish Football League), King's Park and Carlisle United.

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He gained two caps for the Scotland national team (one as captain)[2] and was selected nine times for the Scottish League XI, and was also manager of Berwick Rangers.[2]

Nellies's sister married footballer Willie Cringan;[3] the brothers-in-law played together once for the Scottish League XI in 1919.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Hawthorns Series, Scottish Sport History, October 2014
  2. [2]
    (Smith 2013, p. 229)
  3. [3]
    Statutory registers - Marriages - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  4. [4]
    Association Football | The Inter-League Game, The Glasgow Herald, 24 February 1919
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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