Bob Bennie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Hunter Brown Bennie | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Slamannan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1972 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Parkhead | ||
| 1916–1920 | Third Lanark | 70 | (17) |
| 1920–1928 | Airdrieonians | 290 | (7) |
| 1928–1933 | Heart of Midlothian | 137 | (5) |
| 1933 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 462 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1925–1926 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| 1928 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1933–1934 | Raith Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (27 March 1900 – 27 July 1972) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half.[2][3]
Bennie was capped three times by the Scotland national team between 1925 and 1926, while playing for Airdrieonians (where he spent eight years, winning the Scottish Cup in 1924).[4][5] In 1928 he was signed by Hearts for £2,300,[6] moving on to become manager of Raith Rovers five years later.
References
- ^ "[SFL player] Bob Bennie". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 23)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ Greatest XI - 6. Central Midfielder, Airdrieonians F.C., 18 March 2016
- ^ "The Definitive History - 1924-1934". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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External links
- Bob Bennie at the Scottish Football Association
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
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- Scottish footballers
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- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish football managers
- Raith Rovers F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Parkhead F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Association football wing halves
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area)
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