Bobby Cairns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Seggie Cairns[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1929[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1998 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Royal Albert | ||
| 1949–1950 | Third Lanark | 2 | (0) |
| 1950–1953 | Ayr United | 53 | (8) |
| 1954–1961 | Stoke City | 175 | (9) |
| 1961–1963 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 259 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[2]
Career
Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United.[2] He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953.[2] He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer.[2] He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke in eight seasons at the Victoria Ground before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[2] | 1953–54 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 175 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | 196 | 11 | |||
| Macclesfield Town | 1961–62[3] | Cheshire League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 1962–63[4] | Cheshire League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 204 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 234 | 13 | ||
References
- ^ "Bobby Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1961-62". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1962-63". Silkmen Archive.
External links
- Bobby Cairns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database