Wilf Nixon

Wilf Nixon
Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Nixon
Date of birth	22 October 1882
Place of birth	Workington, England
Date of death	April 1985 (aged 102)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1902–1903	Newcastle United
	Hexham
	Carlisle United
	Wallsend Park Villa
	Haltwhistle Black Diamond
1912–1920	Fulham
1915–1916	→ Queens Park Rangers (guest)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilfred Nixon (22 October 1882 – April 1985) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Personal life[]

Robson served with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.^[5] He was captured by the Germans in Oppy on 28 April 1917.^[6] He was the interred as a prisoner of war.^[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	1914–15^[7]	Second Division	19	0	2	0	21	0
Career total			19	0	2	0	21	0

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b Wilf Nixon on Lives of the First World War
^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1915–16". QPRnet. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Wilfred Nixon | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[LOTFWW-2] Wilf Nixon on Lives of the First World War

[3] "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1915–16". QPRnet. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[4] "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[5] "Wilfred Nixon | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[FATFWW-6] "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[7] "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Nixon^[1]
Date of birth	(1882-10-22)22 October 1882
Place of birth	Workington, England^[2]
Date of death	April 1985 (1985-05) (aged 102)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902–1903	Newcastle United	0	(0)
	Hexham
	Carlisle United
	Wallsend Park Villa
	Haltwhistle Black Diamond

1912–1920	Fulham	27	(0)
1915–1916	→ Queens Park Rangers (guest)	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only