Martin McNiff

Martin McNiff (born 23 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for West of Scotland Football League side Drumchapel United.^[1] McNiff has previously played for Dumbarton, Annan Athletic, Clyde and Stirling Albion.^[2]

Martin McNiff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Dumbarton	81	(3)
2013	→ Annan Athletic (loan)	16	(2)
2013–2014	→ Annan Athletic (loan)	32	(3)
2014–2016	Annan Athletic	70	(2)
2016–2021	Clyde	140	(10)
2021–22	Stirling Albion	24	(2)
2022–23	Dumbarton	35	(3)
2023–	Drumchapel United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

McNiff started his career as a youth player at Dumbarton, making his debut in 2008 as a 17-year-old whilst still at school in a 3-1 victory against Albion Rovers.^[3] He established himself in the first team over the following three seasons, including making 29 appearances as the Sons won promotion to the Scottish First Division via the playoffs in 2011/12. ^[4] in 2012-13 he joined Annan Athletic on loan, before spending a second spell at Galabank in 2013-14. He signed a permanent deal with the club in the summer of 2014.^[5]

McNiff then joined Clyde in 2016, becoming 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.^[6] The team won promotion to League One in 2018–19.^[7] At the PFA Scotland awards, he was named in Team of the Year for League Two^[8] He returned to Dumbarton after a season with Stirling Albion^[9] in May 2022,^[10] making 42 appearances for the club before leaving in the summer of 2023 and joining Drumchapel United.

Career statistics

As of 20:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

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^[11]	Scottish Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10^[12]	Scottish Second Division	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
	2010–11^[13]		27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2011–12^[14]		29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2012–13^[15]	Scottish 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^[15]	Scottish Third Division	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
Annan Athletic (loan)	2013–14^[16]	Scottish League Two	32	3	4	1	0	0	2^[a]	1	38	5
Annan Athletic	2014–15^[17]	Scottish League Two	34	2	4	0	1	0	1^[b]	0	40	2
	2015–16^[18]		36	0	5	0	1	0	2^[b]	0	44	0
	Annan Athletic total		70	2	9	0	2	0	3	0	84	2
Clyde	2016–17^[19]	Scottish League Two	31	1	6	0	4	0	0	0	41	1
	2017–18^[20]		36	1	2	0	4	0	1^[b]	1	43	2
	2018–19^[21]		29	8	1	0	3	2	4^[c]	1	37	11
	2019–20^[22]	Scottish League One	26	0	2	0	4	0	4^[b]	2	36	2
	2020–21^[23]		18	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	0
	Clyde total		140	10	13	0	19	2	9	4	181	16
Stirling Albion	2021–22^[24]	Scottish League Two	24	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	29	3
Dumbarton	2022–23	Scottish League Two	35	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	42	3
Career total			399	25	31	1	30	3	16	5	474	34

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

References

1. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. Martin McNiff at Soccerbase
3. "McNiff leads the way for Young Sons | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
4. "Dumbarton Football Club - Martin McNiff". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
5. "McNiff Agrees Galabank Contract". Annan Athletic FC. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
6. "McNiff Makes Clyde History". Clyde FC. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
7. "Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic (agg 2-1)". Clyde FC. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
8. "Clyde quartet make PFA Scotland Team of the Year". Cumbernauld News. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
9. Admin (18 May 2021). "Martin McNiff is second new signing". SAFC. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
10. "Dumbarton Football Club - MARTIN MCNIFF IS BACK AT DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
11. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
12. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
22. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
23. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
24. "Games played by Martin McNiff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.