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Willie Newbigging

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Willie Newbigging
Personal information
Full name William Menzies Newbigging
Date of birth (1874-12-27)27 December 1874
Place of birth Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 16 October 1954(1954-10-16) (aged 79)
Place of death Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lanark County
1896–1897 Tottenham Hotspur 21 (6)
1898 Motherwell
1898 Folkestone
1900 Fulham 5 (0)
1900 Queens Park Rangers[a]
1903 Lanark County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Menzies Newbigging (27 December 1874 – 16 October 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Motherwell, Folkestone, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.[a]

Career

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Newbigging started his career with local club Lanark County before joining Tottenham Hotspur for the 1896–97 season when the club turned professional.[1] His debut occurred on 5 September 1896 against Sheppey United in the Southern League Division One.[1] He left after one season with Spurs and went on to play for Motherwell (no appearances in major competitions recorded), Folkestone, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers[a] and then back to his hometown club.[1] His younger brothers Sandy[1] and Harry[6][7] were also footballers.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1896–97[8] Southern League Division One 10 2 3 3 3[b] 0 27 9
United League 11 4
Fulham 1899–1900[9] Southern League Division Two 5 0 5 0
Career total 26 6 3 3 3 0 32 9

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c His involvement with Queens Park Rangers is doubtful: the QPRnet website[2] lists one Newbigging – Alex, i.e. Willie's brother Sandy – at the club in 1900–01, playing outfield. Sandy was usually a goalkeeper, but the site also records the player as moving to Nottingham Forest, and the CityGround website makes reference to him having played outfield.[3] Additionally, the 1901 United Kingdom census records Sandy as lodging at an address in Willesden along with QPR player James Bellingham[4] (the same census lists Willie at home in Lanarkshire with the rest of their family).[5]
  2. ^ Appearances in Wellingborough Charity Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Goodwin, Bob (2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Robwin Publishing House. p. 320. ISBN 978-0954043421.
  2. ^ Seasonal Stats | Files, QPRnet
  3. ^ Alexander Newbigging, TheCityGround.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022
  4. ^ "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901". Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via Ancestry UK.
  5. ^ "1901 Scotland Census". Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via Ancestry UK.
  6. ^ Newbigging, Harry (1915), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  7. ^ Henry Newbigging, TheCityGround.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  8. ^ Goodwin, Bob (2007). Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-1-85983-567-8.
  9. ^ Turner, Dennis (2007). Fulham: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 252–253. ISBN 978-1-85983-566-1.