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Fred Nidd
Fred Nidd 1902
Nidd with Brentford in 1902.
Personal details
Born 9 January 1870[1]
Kirton, England[2]
Died September 1956 (1956-10) (aged 86)[2]
Watford, England

George Frederick Nidd (9 January 1870 – September 1956) was an English professional , who played for a large number of clubs in the Football League and Southern League in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3][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.[2] In 1911, his occupation was listed as a manufacturer in St Pancras.[2] 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.[1][4][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[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. 1.0 1.1 F on Lives of the First World War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Ancestors of Frederick NIDD". http://melmorrisfamilytree.com/790.htm. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 978-1905891610. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Morgan to Nyom". p. 34. http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Morgan-Nyom.pdf. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Player Details" (in en-GB). Port Online. 9 November 2016. https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=1824. 
  6. "Everton Results". http://www.evertonresults.com/preleagueappsgoals.htm. 
  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". http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=nidd01. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10". pp. 1–2. http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Seasons1900to1910.pdf. 
  11. White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200. 
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