Fred Nidd

George Frederick Nidd (9 January 1869 – 1956) was an English professional footballer, who played for a large number of clubs in the Football League and Southern League in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1][2][3][4] His primary position was full back, but had spells in goal for Grimsby Town and Watford.[5][6]

Fred Nidd
Nidd with Brentford in 1902.
Personal information
Full name George Frederick Nidd[1]
Date of birth 9 January 1869
Place of birth Boston, England
Date of death 1956 (aged 8687)[1]
Place of death Watford, England
Playing position(s) Full back, goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1892 Everton 0 (0)
1892–1893 Southport Central 0 (0)
1893–1894 Everton 0 (0)
1894–1895 Preston North End 3 (0)
1895–1896 Southport Central 1 (0)
1895–1896 Bury
1896–1897 Stalybridge Rovers
1897 Halliwell Rovers
1897–1898 Lincoln City 9 (0)
1898–1900 Grimsby Town 40 (1)
1900–1902 Watford 55 (0)
1902–1903 Brentford 25 (0)
1903–1904 Fulham
1904–1905 Grays United
1905 Clapton Orient
1905–1907 Grays United
1907 Watford 0 (0)
1916 Watford 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

After retiring from football, Nidd returned to live in Watford.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southport Central 1895–96[3] Lancashire League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lincoln City 1897–98[7] Second Division 9 0 2 0 11 0
Watford 1900–01[8] Southern League First Division 27 0 3 0 30 0
1901–02[8] 28 0 2 0 30 0
Total 55 0 5 0 60 0
Brentford 1902–03[9] Southern League First Division 25 0 8 0 33 0
Fulham 1903–04 Southern League First Division 0 0 3 0 3 0
Career total 81 0 16 0 97 0

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Morgan to Nyom" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 32–35. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  6. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. pp. 174, 255. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  7. Vickers, John. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". www.redimps.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  8. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.