Tom Niblo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Bruce Niblo | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1878[1] | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 June 1933[2] | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Position(s) |
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Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–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 |
Thomas Bruce Niblo (24 September 1878 – 30 June 1933) was a Scottish professional
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]
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
First World War.[11]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
- ^ 3 appearances and 3 goals in Robertson Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in North East Cup
- ^ Appearances in Welsh Cup
References
- ^ ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ "Players – Morgan to Nyom" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 31. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Scott, Kenneth H. "Player Details | Thomas Bruce Niblo". www.toon1892.com. Toon 1892. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Niblo, Thomas Bruce D. (Tommy) (Tom)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Tom Niblo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 230.
- ^ "Cardiff City's Captures". Western Mail. 4 November 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
- Lives of the First World War
- ^ "1895–96". docs.google.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tommy Niblo". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Tom Niblo". The City Ground. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Seasons – 1900–01 to 1909–10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 7. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Niblo". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 July 2019.