Gordon Nutt

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
South Yardley
Date Of Birth
November 8, 1932
Date Of Death
February 25, 1914 (18)
Games Played
82
-
Per Game
Games Started
82
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
7380
90.0
Per Game
Goals
12
0.1
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

A product of the Modern Machines youth policy of the 1950s Gordon was an outstanding winger and one of a number of outstanding youngsters being groomed for the future. Players like Reg Matthews, Frank Austin, Lol Harvey, Peter and Jimmy Hill and Ray Sambrook could have formed the nucleus of the club for ten years but sadly the majority were sold to bigger clubs. Nutt was one of the first to leave in December 1954, signing for First Division Cardiff for £18,000. He was only at Ninian Park for ten months before Arsenal snapped him up and he enjoyed five good years at Highbury making 51 appearances including the famous 4-5 defeat by Manchester United a few days before the 1958 Munich disaster. Gordon was a skilful winger who loved to take on his full-back and have a crack at goal. He scored a stunning goal on his debut and within eighteen months he was a regular in the side having taken over from the legendary Plum Warner. After leaving Arsenal he had a brief spell at Southend before emigrating to Australia where he set up a successful film lighting company. He did return to Coventry for the first time for many years and attended the Former Players Day where despite suffering from dementia he enjoyed the company of many old colleagues.

FA Cup (England)
1954-1955
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1953-1954
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1951-1952
Coventry City
3
3
270′
6
6
0
540′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division South (England)
1954-1955
Coventry City
21
21
1890′
3 (0)
1953-1954
Coventry City
42
42
3780′
7 (0)
1952-1953
Coventry City
10
10
900′
1 (0)
73
73
0
6570′
0
0
0
11 (0)
0
0
Football League Second Division (England)
1951-1952
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
82
82
0
7380′
0
0
0
12 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Cup 1954-1955
FA Cup 1954-1955
Coventry City
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
L 4:2
90`
1
FA Cup 1953-1954
FA Cup 1953-1954
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 5:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
L 1:2
90`
1
FA Cup 1951-1952
FA Cup 1951-1952
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Cardiff City
Wed, 01 Dec, 1954
Coventry City
Cardiff City
Wed, 01 Dec, 1954
Sheldon Town
Coventry City
Tue, 01 Nov, 1949
Sheldon Town
Coventry City
Tue, 01 Nov, 1949