FC Nelson

Full name

FC Nelson

Nickname(s)

FC Nelson Sprig & Fern

Founded

2011

Ground

Guppy Park, Nelson,

Chairman

Martin Byrne

Manager

Rick Gower

Coach

Steve Bignall

League

Nelson Pine Division 1

2012

1st

Home colours

Away colours

FC Nelson is a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island city of Nelson, New Zealand. Their home ground is Guppy Park.

Formed in 2011, FC Nelson is the amalgamation of Nelson United, Metro, Nelson City and Tahuna Football clubs, making it the largest club in the Nelson/Marlborough region with over 900 members.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower signed for the club in November 2011, having won the Nelson Pine 1st Division league back to back in 2010 and 2011 with Richmond Athletic.

Coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower celebrated their 3rd league title in as many seasons, winning the 2012 Nelson Pine 1st Division League for the club in its first season since the amalgamation.

Players

1st team squad 2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Lutz Gerwin
2	DF	Tim Skinner
3	DF	Nilesh Chetty
4	DF	Antonie Sonneman
5	DF	Stephen Galbreath
6	DF	Iliya Van Der Walt
7	MF	Nathan Jeffree (vice-captain)
8	MF	Jackson Kearns
9	FW	Rick Manhart
10	MF	Neil Connell (captain)
11	FW	Heyden Nunn
12	MF	Davor Tavich
13	MF	Davi Goncalves Maciel
14	FW	Nigel Hale
15	FW	Nathan Halford
16	MF	Lewis Miccio
17	FW	Simone Buttaci
18	MF	Henry Fa'arodo
RGK	GK	Mark Currie

Staff and board members

President: Martin Byrne
Vice President : Rebecca Douglas-Clifford
Treasurer : James McPhie
Club Secretary : Barry Rowe
Senior Football : Thorkild Hansen
Senior First Team Coach: Steve Bignall
Senior First Team Manager: Rick Gower
Senior First Team Physio : Lew Higgison
Women's Football : Richard Scott
Junior/Youth Technical Adviser : Henry Fa'arodo
Junior/Youth Football : Neil Allen
Junior/Youth Football : Martin Workman
Junior/Youth Football : Nic Foster
Junior/Youth Football : Matt Hamilton
First Kicks Football : Geoff Lart

League history

2012: Nelson Pine Division 1 Champions

Honours

Football League Honours

2012: Nelson Pine Division 1 Champions

Awards

Player of the season

2012: Stephen Galbreath

Players player of the season

2012: Davi Goncalves Maciel

Top Scorer

2012: Heyden Nunn x 8

References

External links

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