Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Williams[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1916[1] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1916 | Airdrieonians | 114 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert "Bobby" Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.[2]
Personal life
Williams served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 31 August 1916.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
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