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Bob Lister

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Bob Lister
Personal information
Full name Robert Lister[1]
Date of birth 1901[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death Unknown
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Heart of Midlothian
Dunfermline Athletic
1927–1928 Stoke City 1 (0)
1928–1930 West Ham United 0 (0)
1930–1931 Exeter City 8 (1)
Rhyl
Shrewsbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Bob" Lister (1901 – Unknown) 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 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

  • Sourced from Bob Lister at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1927–28 1 0 0 0 1 0
Exeter City 1930–31 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.