Fred Nidd

Fred Nidd was a left back formerly of Fulham. He was at the club for a solitary season in 1903-04, and spent the majority of it in the reserves. A journeyman, Fred played for no less than fourteen clubs in his career but it was Watford that perhaps captured his heart as he ended his career there in a second spell, spending the rest of his life living there. Notably, he was persuaded to play in goal at the age of 47 in a wartime match against Fulham in December 1916 that Watford lost 8-2. He was a good athlete and also had talent as a singer.

=Career=

Before Fulham
Fred played mainly reserve team football at Everton, Preston North End and Bury, struggling to find regular League matches until he joined Grimsby Town in September 1898, for whom he played in 56 games. After joining the Hornets in August 1900, he played another 60 games for Watford and then moved to Brentford in May 1902 where he appeared in 33 games during a single season with the Bees.

Fulham
Fred arrived at Fulham in June 1903 where the club had just gained entry into the Southern League for the first time. A large influx of players where bought by the club, including Fred, thought it meant claiming a first team place was extremely difficult for him. He mainly played for the reserves and bar one of his first team appearances came in the early rounds of the FA Cup - when mostly reserves played instead of the first team. Due to his struggle at getting into the first team, he only spent that one season at Craven Cottage, and departed during the close-season.

After Fulham
After playing for both Grays United and Clapton Orient during 1904-05 and 1905-06, he eventually ended his career back at Watford until his retirement from playing. After retirement, he worked as a school attendance officer and remained living in the Watford area until his death in 1956 at the age of 88.

=Fulham Statistics=

Appearances
=Fulham Matches=

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