[3] He scored seven goals in 12 appearances during the second half of the 1935–36 season and moved to England to sign for First Division club Arsenal for a £200 fee in May 1936.
[3][4] Nelson made just 9 appearances before the Second World War broke out in September 1939,[5] but he had experienced some joy in the reserve team, winning the London Combination in 1936–37, 1937–38 and 1938–39.
[2] He made 24 appearances and scored four goals before he and teammate Peter Buchanan transferred to newly relegated Second Division club Brentford for a £6,000 deal in August 1947.
[6][2][7] Nelson was a regular at wing half and made 113 appearances, scoring five goals,[6] before transferring to Second Division club Queens Park Rangers in February 1950, in exchange for Bill Pointon.
[1] Nelson dropped down to the Third Division South to join Crystal Palace in March 1952, but he made just 12 appearances before his departure the following year.