Tom Niblo

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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)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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]

Contents

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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 1895–96 [12] Scottish Alliance 31―0031
Linthouse 1896–97 [6] Scottish League Division Two 132003 [lower-alpha 1] 0162
Newcastle United 1897–98 [13] Second Division 10――10
1898–99 [13] First Division 10000―100
1899–1900 [13] 11200―112
1900–01 [13] 26200―262
1901–02 [13] 121――121
Total60500―605
Middlesbrough (loan) 1899–1900 [13] Second Division32――32
Aston Villa 1901–02 [13] First Division12200―122
1902–03 [13] 17140―211
1903–04 [13] 16620―186
Total45960―519
Nottingham Forest 1904–05 [14] First Division29720―317
1905–06 [14] 17300―173
Total461020―4810
Watford 1906–07 [15] Southern League First Division30820―328
Aberdeen 1908–09 [16] Scottish League Division One 152215 [lower-alpha 2] 5228
Raith Rovers 1909–10 [6] Scottish League Division Two18200―182
Cardiff City 1910–11 [10] Southern League Second Division40002 [lower-alpha 3] 060
Career total2374112110525947
  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

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  2. ↑ "Players – Morgan to Nyom" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 31. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 217. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  4. ↑ Scott, Kenneth H. "Player Details | Thomas Bruce Niblo". www.toon1892.com. Toon 1892. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Niblo, Thomas Bruce D. (Tommy) (Tom)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ↑ "Tom Niblo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 230.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff City's Captures" . Western Mail. 4 November 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 14 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. 1 2 Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 14. ISBN   1-899468-17-X.
  11. ↑ Tom Niblo on Lives of the First World War
  12. ↑ "1895–96". docs.google.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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