Bob Ramsay (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Robert Ramsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1864[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | before 1945 | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1888 | Burslem Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1888–1890 | Stoke | 43 | (4) |
| Newton Heath | |||
| West Manchester | |||
| 1892–1893 | Northwich Victoria | 29 | (4) |
| 1893–1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 88 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Robert "Bob" Ramsey (born 1864 – died before 1945) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Northwich Victoria and Burslem Port Vale.[2]
Playing career
Ramsey joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1886, and played regular football until moving to Stoke in August 1888. After going 21 games without scoring in 1888–89, as the "Potters" finished bottom of the Football League in the first ever season of the competition, he scored the club's first league hat-trick in a 7–1 win over Accrington at the Victoria Ground. He hit a total of five goals in 26 appearances in 1889–90, having hit the net against Burnley and Old Westminsters. He then played for Newton Heath, West Manchester and Northwich Victoria, before returning to Port Vale in October 1893. He was a first team player, but was limited to 16 Second Division appearances in 1893–94 because his knee kept going out of joint, and he was released in May 1894.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Bob Ramsay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke | 1888–89 | Football League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1889–90 | Football League | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| Total | 43 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1893–94 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.