Wilf Nixon

Wilfred Nixon (22 October 1882 – April 1985) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Fulham.[1][2][3]

Wilf Nixon
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Nixon[1]
Date of birth (1882-10-22)22 October 1882
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death April 1985 (1985-05) (aged 102)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Newcastle United 0 (0)
Hexham
Carlisle United
Wallsend Park Villa
Haltwhistle Black Diamond
Newburn
1912–1920 Fulham 27 (0)
1915–1916 → Queens Park Rangers (guest) 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Robson served with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[4] He was captured by the Germans in Oppy on 28 April 1917.[5]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1914–15[6] Second Division 19 0 2 0 21 0
Career total 19 0 2 0 21 0
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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1915–16". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. "Wilfred Nixon | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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