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Fred Nidd
Nidd with Brentford in 1902.
Personal information
Full name George Frederick Nidd[1]
Date of birth 9 January 1870[2]
Place of birth Kirton, England[3]
Date of death September 1956 (1956-10) (aged 86)[3]
Place of death Watford, England
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Frederick Nidd (9 January 1870 – September 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][4][5][6] His primary position was full back, but he had spells in goal for Grimsby Town and Watford.[7][8]

Personal life

Nidd was born in Kirton and as of 1891 he was working as a clerk in Walton.[3] In 1911, his occupation was listed as a manufacturer in St Pancras.[3] After retiring from football, Nidd returned to live in Watford and he served the final months of the First World War in the Royal Air Force.[2][4][3]

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[5] Lancashire League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lincoln City 1897–98[9] Second Division 9 0 2 0 11 0
Watford 1900–01[10] Southern League First Division 27 0 3 0 30 0
1901–02[10] 28 0 2 0 30 0
Total 55 0 5 0 60 0
Brentford 1902–03[11] 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. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b Fred Nidd on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ancestors of Frederick NIDD". melmorrisfamilytree.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Morgan to Nyom" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved 23 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 32–35. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  8. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. pp. 174, 255. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  9. ^ Vickers, John. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". www.redimps.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.


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