Bobby Wood (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert P. Wood[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1892[2] | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | August 1928 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
Place of death | Glencraig, Scotland[2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glencraig Celtic | |||
1914–1920 | Falkirk | 22 | (10) |
1920–1921 | Alloa Athletic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert P. Wood (1892 – August 1928) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an inside left.[1]
Personal life[]
Wood served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] He was wounded during the course of his service.[3] Wood died in a mining accident at Glencraig Colliery in 1928.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 1918–19[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
1919–20[1] | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
Career total | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
Honours[]
Falkirk
- Stirlingshire Cup: 1919–20[2]
- Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1914–15, 1919–20[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e f Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). pp. 140–141. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Royal Scots soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- McCrae's Battalion
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish football defender stubs
- Association football inside forwards
- 1892 births
- 1928 deaths
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish miners