Bob Bennie

Not to be confused with Bob Bennie (footballer, born 1873).

Bob Bennie
Personal information
Full name Robert Hunter Brown Bennie
Date of birth 27 March 1900
Place of birth Slamannan, Scotland
Date of death 27 July 1972(1972-07-27) (aged 72)
Place of death Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Parkhead
1916–1920 Third Lanark 70 (17)
1920–1928 Airdrieonians 290 (7)
1928–1933 Heart of Midlothian 137 (5)
1933 Raith Rovers 1 (0)
Total 462 (29)
International career
1925–1926 Scotland 3 (0)
1928 Scottish Football League XI[1] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1933–1934 Raith Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (27 March 1900 – 27 July 1972) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half.[2][3]

Bennie was capped three times by the Scotland national team between 1925 and 1926, while playing club football for Airdrieonians (where he spent eight years, making over 300 appearances, finishing runners-up in the Scottish Football League on four occasions and winning the Scottish Cup in 1924).[4][5] In 1928 he was signed by Heart of Midlothian for £2,300,[6][7] moving on to become manager of Raith Rovers five years later.[3]

He was the most prominent member of a footballing family:[5] his uncles Peter and John had short careers in Scotland,[3] another uncle Bob played for St Mirren and Newcastle United,[8] and his cousin Peter for Burnley and Bradford City.

References

  1. ^ "[SFL player] Bob Bennie". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 23)
  3. ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. ^ a b Greatest XI – 6. Central Midfielder, Airdrieonians F.C., 18 March 2016
  6. ^ "The Definitive History – 1924-1934". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  7. ^ "[Hearts player] Bob Bennie". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  8. ^ Bennie Bob Image 4 Airdrieonians 1925, Vintage Footballers
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