Willie Newbigging

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

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

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

  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

  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.


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