Martin McNiff

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Martin McNiff
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2014 Dumbarton 81 (3)
2013 → Annan Athletic (loan) 16 (2)
2013–2014 → Annan Athletic (loan) 32 (3)
2014–2016 Annan Athletic 70 (2)
2016–2021 Clyde 140 (10)
2021–22 Stirling Albion 24 (2)
2022–23 Dumbarton 35 (3)
2023– Drumchapel United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Martin McNiff (born 23 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for West of Scotland Football League side Drumchapel United. [1] McNiff has previously played for Dumbarton, Annan Athletic, Clyde and Stirling Albion. [2]

McNiff started his career as a youth player at Dumbarton, making his debut in 2008 as a 17-year-old whilst still at school in a 3-1 victory against Albion Rovers. [3] He established himself in the first team over the following three seasons, including making 29 appearances as the Sons won promotion to the Scottish First Division via the playoffs in 2011/12. [4] in 2012-13 he joined Annan Athletic on loan, before spending a second spell at Galabank in 2013-14. He signed a permanent deal with the club in the summer of 2014. [5]

McNiff then joined Clyde in 2016, becoming the first Clyde defender to score ten goals in one season since 1934–35 in April 2019 and the first defender to register ten goals from open play. [6] The team won promotion to League One in 2018–19. [7] At the PFA Scotland awards, he was named in Team of the Year for League Two [8] He returned to Dumbarton after a season with Stirling Albion [9] in May 2022 [10] , making 42 appearances for the club before leaving in the summer of 2023 and joining Drumchapel United.

Career statistics

As of 20:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dumbarton 2008–09 [11] Scottish Third Division 1000000010
2009–10 [12] Scottish Second Division 150001000160
2010–11 [13] 271000000271
2011–12 [14] 292000000292
2012–13 [15] Scottish First Division 90101000110
Dumbarton total813102000843
Annan Athletic (loan) 2012–13 [15] Scottish Third Division162000000162
Annan Athletic (loan) 2013–14 [16] Scottish League Two 32341002 [lower-alpha 1] 1385
Annan Athletic 2014–15 [17] Scottish League Two34240101 [lower-alpha 2] 0402
2015–16 [18] 36050102 [lower-alpha 2] 0440
Annan Athletic total702902030842
Clyde 2016–17 [19] Scottish League Two311604000411
2017–18 [20] 36120401 [lower-alpha 2] 1432
2018–19 [21] 29810324 [lower-alpha 3] 13711
2019–20 [22] Scottish League One 26020404 [lower-alpha 2] 2362
2020–21 [23] 180204000240
Clyde total140101301929418116
Stirling Albion 2021–22 [24] Scottish League Two242104100293
Dumbarton 2022–23 Scottish League Two353303020423
Career total3992531130316547434
  1. ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Martin McNiff at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "McNiff leads the way for Young Sons | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - Martin McNiff". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "McNiff Agrees Galabank Contract". Annan Athletic FC. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "McNiff Makes Clyde History". Clyde FC. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic (agg 2-1)". Clyde FC. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Clyde quartet make PFA Scotland Team of the Year". Cumbernauld News. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Admin (18 May 2021). "Martin McNiff is second new signing". SAFC. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - MARTIN MCNIFF IS BACK AT DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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