Fred Nidd

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]

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

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
Preston North End	1893–94[9]	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Southport Central	1895–96[5]	Lancashire League	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lincoln City	1897–98[10]	Second Division	9	0	2	0	11	0
Watford	1900–01[11]	Southern League First Division	27	0	3	0	30	0
	1901–02[12]	Southern League First Division	28	0	2	0	30	0
	Total		55	0	5	0	60	0
Brentford	1902–03[13]	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			84	0	16	0	100	0