Bob Godfrey (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Godfrey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Longcroft | |||
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
| –1912 | Banknock Juniors | ||
| 1912–1919 | Falkirk | 5 | (0) |
| → Stenhousemuir (guest) | |||
| 1919–1920 | Bathgate | ||
| 1920 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| –1920 | Bathgate | ||
| 1920 | Ayr United | ||
| 1920– | Alloa Athletic | ||
| –1921 | Ayr United | ||
| 1921–1922 | Dumbarton | 16 | (0) |
| 1922– | East Stirlingshire | 10 | (0) |
| –1923 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1923 | Clackmannan | ||
| 1923 | Vale of Leven | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Godfrey was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Dumbarton, East Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Vale of Leven.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Godfrey served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was medically discharged due to hammer toe.[2][3]
Honours
[edit]Falkirk
- Stirlingshire Consolation Cup: 1912–13[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 1913–14[1] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1914–15[1] | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dumbarton | 1921–22[4] | Scottish First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1922–23[4] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Vale of Leven | 1922–23[4] | Scottish Second Division | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Robert Godfrey signs up for McCrae's Battalion 1914". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Bob Godfrey on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c "Robert Godfrey – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
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- People from Larbert
- 1890s births
- Men's association football wing halves
- McCrae's Battalion
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- Royal Scots soldiers
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. wartime guest players
- Bathgate F.C. players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Clackmannan F.C. players
- Vale of Leven F.C. players
- Scottish football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs