Martin McNiff

Martin McNiff (born 23 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Clyde as a defender. McNiff previously played for Dumbarton, and had two separate loan spells with Annan Athletic before signing permanently.[1]

Martin McNiff
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Dumbarton 81 (3)
2013 → Annan Athletic (loan) 16 (2)
2013–2014 → Annan Athletic (loan) 32 (3)
2014–2016 Annan Athletic 70 (2)
2016– Clyde 117 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

McNiff became the first Clyde defender to score ten goals in one season since 1934–35 in April 2019 and the first defender to register ten goals from open play.[2] The team won promotion to League One in 2018–19.[3] At the PFA Scotland awards, he was named in Team of the Year for League Two[4]


Career statistics
As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dumbarton 2008–09[5] Third Division 1000000010
2009–10[6] Second Division 150001000160
2010–11[7] 271000000271
2011–12[8] 292000000292
2012–13[9] First Division 90101000110
Dumbarton total 813102000843
Annan Athletic (loan) 2012–13[9] Third Division 162000000162
Annan Athletic (loan) 2013–14[10] League Two 32341002[lower-alpha 1]1385
Annan Athletic 2014–15[11] League Two 34240101[lower-alpha 2]0402
2015–16[12] 36050102[lower-alpha 2]0440
Annan total 702902030842
Clyde 2016–17[13] League Two 311604000411
2017–18[14] 10010401[lower-alpha 2]1161
Clyde total 411708011572
Career total 240112111206227914
  1. Appearances in the League One play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. Martin McNiff at Soccerbase
  2. "McNiff Makes Clyde History". Clyde FC. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. "Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic (agg 2-1)". Clyde FC. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "Clyde quartet make PFA Scotland Team of the Year". Cumbernauld News. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  11. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.


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