Bob Craig (Scottish footballer)

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Bob Craig
Personal information
Full name Robert Craig[1]
Date of birth 2 May 1886[2]
Place of birth Beith, Scotland
Date of death 19 April 1918 (aged 31)[3]
Place of death Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1906 Vale of Garnock Strollers
1906–1913 Celtic 13 (0)
1907 → Stenhousemuir (loan)
1908 → Kilmarnock (loan)
1908 → Morton (loan) 3 (0)
1909 → Ayr (loan)
→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
→ Carlisle United (loan)
→ Darlington (loan)
1910–1911 → Renton (loan)
1911 → Bo'ness (loan)
1911–1912 → Dundee Hibernian (loan) 19 (4)
1913 → Southend United (loan)
1913 → Abercorn (loan)
1913–1914 Abertillery
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Craig (2 May 1886 – 19 April 1918) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian, Celtic and Morton.[4][5]

Personal life[]

Craig was born in May 1886 in Beith, Ayrshire, the son of William and Elizabeth Craig.[3] His father was a French polisher.[6][2]

First World War[]

Robert Craig served as a private in the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was wounded during a German attack at Messines, Belgium on 11 April 1918, during the German spring offensive.[7] He was moved to No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France and died on 19 April 1918, a few weeks shy of his 32rd birthday.[1] He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[3]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1906–07[4] Scottish First Division 9 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10 0
1907–08[4] 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
1908–09[4] 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Morton (loan) 1908–09[8] Scottish First Division 3 0 — — 3 0
Dundee Hibernian (loan) 1911–12[5] Scottish Second Division 19 4 0 0 5[b] 0 24 4
Career total 35 4 0 0 6 0 41 4
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ 4 appearances in Consolation Cup, 1 appearance in Qualifying Cup

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Craig | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "1886 CRAIG, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 581/ 109)". Scotland's People. Retrieved 15 August 2017. In the Parish of Beith in the County of Ayr: Robert Craig, born 1886 May Second, Beith, to William Craig, French polisher, and Elizabeth Craig, born Edmonstone
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Celtic Player Robert Craig Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bob Craig – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ 1901 Scotland Census
  7. ^ "A time of Remembrance". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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