Tom Niblo

Thomas Bruce Niblo (24 September 1878 – 30 June 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside forward and forward.^[3] He played the majority of his career in the Football League for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.^[3][4][5] He also played in the Scottish and Southern Leagues and was capped once by Scotland at international level.^[6][7][8]

Tom Niblo

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Bruce Niblo
Date of birth	24 September 1878[1]
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	30 June 1933(1933-06-30) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s)	Outside forward Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1895	Cadzow Oak
1895–1896	Hamilton Academical	3	(1)
1896–1898	Linthouse	13	(2)
1898–1902	Newcastle United	60	(5)
1899	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	3	(2)
1902–1904	Aston Villa	45	(9)
1904–1906	Nottingham Forest	46	(10)
1906–1907	Watford	30	(8)
1907–1908	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1908	Hebburn Argyle
1908–1909	Aberdeen	15	(2)
1909–1910	Raith Rovers	18	(2)
1910–1911	Cardiff City	4	(0)
	Blyth Spartans
International career
1904	Scotland	1	(0)
Managerial career
1908	Hebburn Argyle (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After leaving Raith Rovers in 1910, Niblo was one of three signings announced by Southern Football League Second Division side Cardiff City in November of the same year. Having trained with Newcastle United to maintain fitness,^[9] he was immediately named in the first team for his debut against Aberdare Athletic. He played three further games for the club before departing shortly after .^[10]

Personal life

Niblo worked as a boilermaker on Tyneside when his football career came to an end.^[1] He served as a bombardier in the Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.^[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	1895–96[12]	Scottish Alliance	3	1	―		0	0	3	1
Linthouse	1896–97[6]	Scottish League Division Two	13	2	0	0	3[a]	0	16	2
Newcastle United	1897–98[13]	Second Division	1	0	―		―		1	0
	1898–99[13]	First Division	10	0	0	0	―		10	0
	1899–1900[13]		11	2	0	0	―		11	2
	1900–01[13]		26	2	0	0	―		26	2
	1901–02[13]		12	1	―		―		12	1
	Total		60	5	0	0	―		60	5
Middlesbrough (loan)	1899–1900[13]	Second Division	3	2	―		―		3	2
Aston Villa	1901–02[13]	First Division	12	2	0	0	―		12	2
	1902–03[13]		17	1	4	0	―		21	1
	1903–04[13]		16	6	2	0	―		18	6
	Total		45	9	6	0	―		51	9
Nottingham Forest	1904–05[14]	First Division	29	7	2	0	―		31	7
	1905–06[14]		17	3	0	0	―		17	3
	Total		46	10	2	0	―		48	10
Watford	1906–07[15]	Southern League First Division	30	8	2	0	―		32	8
Aberdeen	1908–09[16]	Scottish League Division One	15	2	2	1	5[b]	5	22	8
Raith Rovers	1909–10[6]	Scottish League Division Two	18	2	0	0	―		18	2
Cardiff City	1910–11[10]	Southern League Second Division	4	0	0	0	2[c]	0	6	0
Career total			237	41	12	1	10	5	259	47

1. Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
2. 3 appearances and 3 goals in Robertson Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in North East Cup
3. Appearances in Welsh Cup