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Quakers Return for Nelson
Quakers Return for Nelson
Vanarama National League North club Darlington have re-signed forward Andrew Nelson.
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The 23-year-old enhanced his reputation in Scotland. However, by then he had already been earmarked as a striker with huge potential during his time at Sunderland.

 

Never far from first-team consideration, he made 3 appearances for The Black Cats’ EFL Trophy sides in 2016/17 and 2017/18, with additional game time gained during temporary spells at Hartlepool United (League Two), Harrogate Town (National league North) and Falkirk (Scottish Championship).

 

An unfortunate injury curtailed his hopes on involvement in Sunderland’s League One challenge. However, 6 goals in just 5 games for Darlington alerted SPL side Dundee, who promptly secured his passage to Dens Park for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window.

 

His impact in Scotland was immediate, as he notched the winner on his debut in a 2-1 at Hearts, before following it up with a double in a 2-2 draw at home to Kilmarnock and another in a 2-1 win at Livingston.

 

It would be largely a season of struggle for The Dee though, with relegation confirmed with two games remaining.

 

Another lightning-quick start to 2019/20 saw him further strengthen his place in the hearts of Dundee supporters, with an opening day brace sealing League Cup success at Raith, before claiming the only goal in the 1-0 win at Ayr and a consolation in the derby defeat at rivals Dundee United before August was out.

 

The club’s failure to secure an immediate return to the top-flight signalled a number of cost-cutting exercises, with National League outfit Torquay United acting quickest to reap the rewards by tempting the forward to swap the Scottish Lowlands for the English Riviera in the summer of 2020.

 

But three weeks after joining, he suffered a knee injury and was unable to play for them last season.

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Quakers Return for Nelson
Quakers Return for Nelson
Wednesday 11 August 21 I 10:26:34
Photo by

The 23-year-old enhanced his reputation in Scotland. However, by then he had already been earmarked as a striker with huge potential during his time at Sunderland.

 

Never far from first-team consideration, he made 3 appearances for The Black Cats’ EFL Trophy sides in 2016/17 and 2017/18, with additional game time gained during temporary spells at Hartlepool United (League Two), Harrogate Town (National league North) and Falkirk (Scottish Championship).

 

An unfortunate injury curtailed his hopes on involvement in Sunderland’s League One challenge. However, 6 goals in just 5 games for Darlington alerted SPL side Dundee, who promptly secured his passage to Dens Park for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window.

 

His impact in Scotland was immediate, as he notched the winner on his debut in a 2-1 at Hearts, before following it up with a double in a 2-2 draw at home to Kilmarnock and another in a 2-1 win at Livingston.

 

It would be largely a season of struggle for The Dee though, with relegation confirmed with two games remaining.

 

Another lightning-quick start to 2019/20 saw him further strengthen his place in the hearts of Dundee supporters, with an opening day brace sealing League Cup success at Raith, before claiming the only goal in the 1-0 win at Ayr and a consolation in the derby defeat at rivals Dundee United before August was out.

 

The club’s failure to secure an immediate return to the top-flight signalled a number of cost-cutting exercises, with National League outfit Torquay United acting quickest to reap the rewards by tempting the forward to swap the Scottish Lowlands for the English Riviera in the summer of 2020.

 

But three weeks after joining, he suffered a knee injury and was unable to play for them last season.

Copyright Non League Today. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to the Non League Today website as the source and a link back to the Non League Today website.
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