Bob Craig (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Craig[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 1918 (aged 33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Garnock Strollers | |||
| 1906–1909 | Celtic | 13 | (0) |
| Morton | 3 | (0) | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| Darlington | |||
| Renton | |||
| 1911–1912 | Dundee Hibernian | 19 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert "Bob" Craig was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian, Celtic and Morton.[3][4]
Personal life
Craig served as a private in the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was wounded during a German attack at Messines, Belgium on 11 April 1918, during the Spring Offensive.[5] He was moved to No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne-sur-Mer and died on 19 April 1918.[1] He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Robert Craig | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Celtic Player Robert Craig Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "Bob Craig - Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "A time of Remembrance". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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