 Nekubuda kwaBrittain mukirabhu muna 1924, Nelson akachengetedza nzvimbo yake muchikwata chekutanga mwaka wakatevera. Akanga aripo muChikwata Chekutanga, achitamba mumitambo yese makumi mana nemana, sezvo kirabhu yakapedza yechipiri kuHuddersfield Town paavhareji yechinangwa. Akatambawo mumakwikwi e11 mukombe panguva yemushandirapamwe, achiita kuoneka kwakawanda kwekirabhu kupfuura chero mumwe mutambi. Mumwaka wa192526 akaramba ari muchikwata chekutanga uye akarova zvibodzwa zvake zvekutanga kukirabhu, achishandura zvirango panguva yekukunda Burnley neNottingham Forest muhafu yepiri yemushandirapamwe. Mwaka uyu wakapera Nelson naCardiff vese vachisvika mufainari yavo yekutanga yeFA Cup, vachirasikirwa ne10kuSheffield United paWembley Stadium. 