Brelsford was born in Brimington, Derbyshire and became an iron moulder at Stanton by Dale.
His opening game ended in an innings defeat, though Brelsford took one wicket during his bowling spell.
Brelsford reappeared for the team one further time, during the 1886 season.
Brelsford was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took 24 first-class wickets at an average of 20.08 and a best performance of 5-31.
He was a right-handed batsman and played 14 innings in 8 first-class matches with an average of 4.30 and a top score of 16.