season, he once came out of retirement as a replacement for the suspended Matthew Elsdon and played in the FA Cup match against Marske United, as the club lost 1–0. On 17 November 2021, with Blyth in the relegation zone of the National League North, Nelson left the club by mutual consent. On 1 December 2021, Nelson joined his former club Hartlepool United as assistant manager to the newly appointed Graeme Lee. Following the departure of Lee, Nelson was named as the club's caretaker manager on 5 May 2022. He left the club on 7 June 2022. On 1 September 2022, Nelson returned to another one of his former clubs when he joined Scunthorpe United to assist interim manager Tony Daws. On 28 November 2022, Daws stepped down to return to his role as academy manager with Nelson becoming interim manager. Following a club takeover and appointment of a new permanent manager in Jimmy Dean, Nelson was retained as head coach. Personal life Nelson is married to his wife, Dawn and together, they have two children. He revealed he has a tattoo on his arm of his first little boy, who was stillborn in 2002. Career statistics Managerial statistics Updated 28 January 2023: Honours Club Hartlepool United Football League Two runners-up: 2006–07 Norwich City Football League One: 2009–10 Kilmarnock Scottish League Cup: 2011–12 Individual Bury Player of the Year: 2002–03 PFA League Two Team of the Year: 2007 References External links 1980 births Living people Footballers from Gateshead English footballers Association football defenders Leek Town F.C. players Spennymoor United F.C. players Bishop Auckland F.C. players Bury F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Barnet F.C. non-playing staff Chesterfield F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Stevenage F.C. non-playing staff Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. managers Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff Hartlepool United F.C. managers Scunthorpe United F.C. non-playing staff Scunthorpe United F.C. managers English Football League players English Football League managers National League (English football) players National League (English football) managers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players English football managers