Nelson Tennant (9 February 1923 - August 2006) was an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, as a scrum-half.
[2] Tennant made his début for Featherstone Rovers and scored a try against Huddersfield at Fartown Ground on Tuesday 26 March 1940.
[3] He made a WW2 guest appearance for St Helens on 15 Nov 1941, when Saints were short of players.
Nelson Tennant is the son of the rugby league footballer; Buff Lord, and the younger brother of Margaret Tennant (birth registered during first ¼ 1919 in Pontefract district),[4] the rugby league footballer; Walter Tennant, and the older brother of Alice Tennant (birth registered during second ¼ 1925 in Pontefract district),[5] Maurice Tennant (birth registered during second ¼ 1928 in Pontefract district - death registered during second ¼ 1929 (aged-1) in Pontefract district), and the rugby league footballer; Alan Tennant.