Bobby Craig (footballer, born 1935)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert McAllister Craig[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2010 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Blantyre Celtic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1959 | Third Lanark | 124 | (61) |
1959–1962 | Sheffield Wednesday | 84 | (25) |
1962 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (3) |
1962–1963 | Celtic | 17 | (13) |
1963–1964 | St Johnstone | 11 | (2) |
1964–1965 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | (4) |
1965 | Toronto City | 7 | (1) |
1965–1966 | Johannesburg Wanderers | 7 | (3) |
1967 | Third Lanark | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bobby Craig (8 April 1935 – 1 October 2010)[2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Third Lanark, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic, St Johnstone, Oldham Athletic, Toronto City and Johannesburg Wanderers as an inside-right. Craig played in the final match played by Third Lanark before the club went out of business.[2] After retiring as a player he settled in Toronto, where he died aged 75.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby Craig". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Bobby Craig; footballer". The Herald. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
External links
[edit]- Bobby Craig at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2010 deaths
- Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Toronto City players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen