Bobby Cairns

For the English footballer, see Robert Cairns (footballer).

Bobby Cairns

Personal information
Full name	Robert Seggie Cairns[1][2]
Date of birth	27 May 1929[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Date of death	26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 69)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	Royal Albert
1949–1950	Third Lanark	2	(0)
1950–1953	Ayr United	53	(8)
1954–1961	Stoke City	175	(9)
1961–1963	Macclesfield Town	29	(1)
Total		259	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[2]

Career

Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United.^[2] He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953.^[2] He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer.^[2] He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke in eight seasons at the Victoria Ground before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[2]	1953–54	Second Division	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	1954–55	Second Division	18	0	6	0	—		24	0
	1955–56	Second Division	33	2	5	0	—		38	2
	1956–57	Second Division	36	5	1	0	—		37	5
	1957–58	Second Division	20	0	5	2	—		25	2
	1958–59	Second Division	29	1	2	0	—		31	1
	1959–60	Second Division	28	1	2	0	—		30	1
	1960–61	Second Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		175	9	21	2	—		196	11
Macclesfield Town	1961–62[3]	Cheshire League	29	1	2	0	6	0	37	1
	1962–63[4]	Cheshire League	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
	Total		29	1	3	1	6	0	38	2
Career Total			204	10	24	3	6	0	234	13

References

1. "Bobby Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. "Cheshire League - 1961-62". Silkmen Archive.
4. "Cheshire League - 1962-63". Silkmen Archive.

External links

• Bobby Cairns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database