Bob Spottiswood
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Spottiswood | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
Date of death | 1st qtr 1966 (aged 81–82) | ||
Place of death | Bromley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Carlisle United | |||
1908–1909 | Croydon Common | 11 | (0) |
1909–1915 | Crystal Palace | 178 | (2) |
1919–1920 | Clapton Orient | 1 | (0) |
Aberdare Athletic | |||
1921 | Treherbert | ||
Sittingbourne | |||
1922 | Elsecar Main | ||
Managerial career | |||
1922–1924 | Inter Milan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Spottiswood (20 January 1884 – 1966)[1][2] was an English football player and manager.
Career
Born in Carlisle, Spottiswood played as a half back for Carlisle United, Croydon Common, Crystal Palace, Clapton Orient, Aberdare Athletic, Treherbert, Sittingbourne and Elsecar Main.[1]
He later became a football manager, and was in charge of Inter Milan between 1922 and 1924.[3][4]
Personal life
His brother Joe was also a player.[1]
Bob Spottiswood died in early 1966, in Bromley, Greater London, aged 81 or 82.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Profile at zen.co.uk
- ^ King, Ian. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 552. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ Template:It icon Profile at inter.it
- ^ Template:It icon Profile at interfc.it
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- Sportspeople from Carlisle, Cumbria
- English footballers
- English football managers
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Croydon Common F.C. players
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- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- Inter Milan managers
- English expatriate football managers
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs
- Association footballers not categorized by position
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