| Fred Nidd | |
| Fullname: | George Frederick Nidd |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Kirton, England |
| Death Place: | Watford, England |
| Position: | Full back, goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1888–1889 |
| Years1: | 1889–1892 |
| Clubs1: | Everton |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1892–1893 |
| Clubs2: | Southport Central |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1893–1894 |
| Clubs3: | Everton |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1894–1895 |
| Clubs4: | Preston North End |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1895–1896 |
| Clubs5: | Southport Central |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1895–1896 |
| Clubs6: | Bury |
| Years7: | 1896–1897 |
| Clubs7: | Stalybridge Rovers |
| Years8: | 1897 |
| Clubs8: | Halliwell Rovers |
| Years9: | 1897–1898 |
| Clubs9: | Lincoln City |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1898–1900 |
| Clubs10: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps10: | 40 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 1900–1902 |
| Clubs11: | Watford |
| Caps11: | 55 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs12: | Brentford |
| Caps12: | 25 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs13: | Fulham |
| Years14: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs14: | Grays United |
| Years15: | 1905 |
| Clubs15: | Clapton Orient |
| Years16: | 1905–1907 |
| Clubs16: | Grays United |
| Years17: | 1907 |
| Clubs17: | Watford |
| Caps17: | 0 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Years18: | 1916 |
| Clubs18: | Watford |
| Caps18: | 1 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
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] [2] [3] [4] His primary position was full back, but he had spells in goal for Grimsby Town and Watford.
Nidd was born in Kirton and as of 1891 he was working as a clerk in Walton.[5] In 1911, his occupation was listed as a manufacturer in St Pancras. 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.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southport Central | 1895–96 | Lancashire League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lincoln City | 1897–98[6] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Watford | 1900–01[7] | Southern League First Division | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1901–02 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1902–03[8] | 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 | 81 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 97 | 0 | |||