Martin McNiff

Martin McNiff (born 23 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Clyde as a defender. McNiff previously played for Dumbarton, and had two separate loan spells with Annan Athletic before signing permanently.[1]

Martin McNiff

Personal information
Date of birth	23 August 1991
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Clyde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Dumbarton	81	(3)
2013	→ Annan Athletic (loan)	16	(2)
2013–2014	→ Annan Athletic (loan)	32	(3)
2014–2016	Annan Athletic	70	(2)
2016–	Clyde	117	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

McNiff became the first Clyde defender to score ten goals in one season since 1934–35 in April 2019 and the first defender to register ten goals from open play.[2] The team won promotion to League One in 2018–19.[3] At the PFA Scotland awards, he was named in Team of the Year for League Two[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dumbarton	2008–09[5]	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10[6]	Second Division	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
	2010–11[7]		27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2011–12[8]		29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2012–13[9]	First Division	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	Dumbarton total		81	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	84	3
Annan Athletic (loan)	2012–13[9]	Third Division	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
Annan Athletic (loan)	2013–14[10]	League Two	32	3	4	1	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	38	5
Annan Athletic	2014–15[11]	League Two	34	2	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	2
	2015–16[12]		36	0	5	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	0
	Annan total		70	2	9	0	2	0	3	0	84	2
Clyde	2016–17[13]	League Two	31	1	6	0	4	0	0	0	41	1
	2017–18[14]		10	0	1	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	16	1
	Clyde total		41	1	7	0	8	0	1	1	57	2
Career total			240	11	21	1	12	0	6	2	279	14

1. Appearances in the League One play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. Martin McNiff at Soccerbase
2. "McNiff Makes Clyde History". Clyde FC. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
3. "Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic (agg 2-1)". Clyde FC. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "Clyde quartet make PFA Scotland Team of the Year". Cumbernauld News. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
5. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
6. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
7. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
8. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
9. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
10. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
11. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
12. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.