Nelson football club: former football league all-time record
Games played, won, drawn and lost, goals for and against
The table below shows Nelson's overall record against each of their former football league opponents.
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 38 |
| Ashington | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 33 |
| Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Barrow | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 29 |
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Chesterfield | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 36 |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Darlington | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 |
| Durham City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 |
| Fulham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Halifax Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 27 |
| Hartlepools United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 43 |
| Hull City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 |
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New Brighton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| Newton Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Rochdale | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 28 |
| Rotherham County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rotherham United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 22 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| South Shields AFC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Southport | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 43 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Stockport County | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 39 |
| Stoke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 43 |
| Walsall | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 |
| Wigan Borough | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 35 |
| Witton Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Workington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wrexham | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 38 |
| York City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |