Alan Nelmes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Victor Nelmes | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender, wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1976 | Brentford | 316 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
| 1977–1978 | Hayes | ||
| Southall | |||
| Total | 316 | (2) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Victor Nelmes (born 20 October 1948 in Hackney, London) is a retired English professional football defender who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Brentford.
Nelmes was born in Hackney, but moved to south London and attended Ingram High School, near Selhurst Park. Nelmes began his career at Division One side Chelsea, signing his first professional contract in October 1965. He failed to make an appearance for the first team and was released in the summer of 1967.
Nelmes turned down offers from Aldershot and Colchester United to sign for Division Four side Brentford in the summer of 1967. Operating initially as a right back, he went on to be a vital cog in a threadbare Brentford side, missing only three games between 1968 and 1972 and is one of a few Bees players to make 100 consecutive appearances. Manager Jimmy Sirrel assembled a small squad of versatile players and Nelmes was picked to play up front versus Notts County on 2 March 1968, scoring one of his only two goals for the club. He played in five different positions during the 1967–68 season.
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