Born: Douglas Water, 3 February 1918
Died: Connecticut, 27 September 1988
Position: Forward
Signed: 1 December 1946 from Arsenal (free transfer)
Fulham debut: Newport County 4-2 Fulham, 25 December 1946
Fulham appearances: 23
Fulham goals: 3
Sold: 1 July 1947 to Brentford
A makeweight in the deal that took Ronnie Rooke to Arsenal, David Nelson scored three goals in 23 games for Fulham before joining Brentford on a free transfer in July 1947.
