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Bob Lister

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Bob Lister
Personal information
Full name Robert Lister[1]
Date of birth 1900[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1995(1995-00-00) (aged 94–95)
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915 Partick Thistle
1919–1920 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1920–1923 Heart of Midlothian
1923–1924 Queen of the South
1924–1925 Hamilton Academical
1925–1926 Queen of the South
1926–1927 Dunfermline Athletic
1927–1928 Stoke City 1 (0)
1928–1930 West Ham United 0 (0)
1930–1931 Exeter City 8 (1)
1931 Rhyl Athletic
1932 Shrewsbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Bob" Lister (1900 – 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Lister was born in Glasgow and played for joined Partick Thistle in 1915 moved onto Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic before joining English side Stoke City in 1927.[1] He played once for Stoke which came in a 5–1 victory against Fulham at Craven Cottage (12 November 1927).[1] He then joined West Ham United where he failed to make an appearance and left for Exeter City where he played eight times scoring once.[1] He later went on to play for Rhyl and Shrewsbury Town.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1927–28 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Exeter City 1930–31 Third Division South 8 1 0 0 8 1
Career Total 9 1 0 0 9 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Bob Lister at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)