Bert Oswald
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Raymond Broome Oswald[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 December 1904||
Place of birth | Bo'ness, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1961 (aged 56)[1] | ||
Place of death | Rochford, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Linlithgow Rose | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1924–1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (0) |
1926–1928 | Bo'ness | ||
1928–1930 | Reading | ||
1930–1934 | Sheffield United | 106 | (23) |
1934–1938 | Southend United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Raymond Broome "Bert" Oswald (born 20 December 1904, died 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.
Career[]
Born in Bo'ness, Scotland Oswald played as a junior for Linlithgow Rose before being signed by Heart of Midlothian in November 1924.[1] Oswald spent just over a year with Hearts but made only one league appearance before transferring to his home-town team Bo'ness in February 1926, with whom he won the Division Two title in 1927.[1]
In June 1928, Oswald followed manager to Reading,[1] with the English side paying £400 for his services.[1] Making his Football League debut against Middlesbrough on 25 August 1928,[1] Oswald missed only two games over the next two seasons before being signed by Sheffield United who paid 'Boro £4,000 to take Oswald and Percy Thorpe to Bramall Lane.[1] Oswald was primarily used on the left-wing and played three seasons for United but the club were relegated during the .[1]
Oswald moved to Southend United in May 1934 for £500 and remained with them until the outbreak of World War II, at which point he retired from playing.[1]
References[]
- 1904 births
- 1961 deaths
- People from Bo'ness
- Scottish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Linlithgow Rose F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Bo'ness F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players