Peter Nellies (24 April 1886 – 15 July 1930) was a Scottish footballer,The Hawthorns Series, Scottish Sport History, October 2014 who played for Heart of Midlothian (where he played before, during and after World War I while also working in a reserved occupation as a coal miner during the conflict, and is ranked 8th on the club's all-time appearances list in the Scottish Football League), King's Park and Carlisle United.
He gained two caps for the Scotland national team (one as captain) and was selected nine times for the Scottish League XI, and was also manager of Berwick Rangers.
Nellies's sister married footballer Willie Cringan;Statutory registers - Marriages - Search results, ScotlandsPeople the brothers-in-law played together once for the Scottish League XI in 1919.Association Football The Inter-League Game, The Glasgow Herald, 24 February 1919
See also List of Scotland national football team captains List of Scotland wartime international footballers
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London Hearts profile (Scotland) London Hearts profile (Scottish League)