Robert Kirkland (curler)

For other people named Robert Kirkland, see Robert Kirkland (disambiguation).

Robert Kirkland
Curler  ♂
Other names	Bobby[1]
Born	Quarter, Lanarkshire ^[citation needed]
Team
Curling club	Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Curling career
Member Association	Scotland
World Championship appearances	3 (1964, 1972, 1974)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1964 Calgary Scottish Men's Championship 1964 Edinburgh[3] 1972 1974

Robert "Bobby" Kirkland (born c. 1936)^[3] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist^[4] and three-time Scottish men's champion.

Kirkland and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.^[3]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1963–64	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	SMCC 1964 WCC 1964
1964–65	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	EInt. 1965
1966–67	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	EInt. 1967
1967–68	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	EInt. 1968
1971–72	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	SMCC 1972 WCC 1972 (4th)
1973–74	Jimmy Waddell	Jim Steele	Robert Kirkland	Willie Frame	SMCC 1974 WCC 1974 (8th)

References

1. The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
2. Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
3. "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Heralad. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. Robert Kirkland at World Curling

External links

• Robert Kirkland at World Curling
• Other Club Achievements | Avondale Heather Curling Club (look at "Hugh Neilson and his rink of Robert Kirkland, Andrew Neilson and Stewart Anderson won the 2017 Lanarkshire Superleague after a very close and well played game against Luke Carsons rink.")
• The T B Murray Troph - Curling History (look at "Robert Kirkland")
• Hamilton Advertiser: 2018-03-29 - TOP ... - PressReader (look at "Robert Kirkland")