Bob Bennie (footballer, born 1873)

Bob Bennie
Personal information
Full name Robert Brown Bennie[1]
Date of birth 28 September 1873[1]
Place of birth Polmont, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1 October 1945(1945-10-01) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1895 Airdrieonians
1895–1896 Heart of Midlothian
– Royal Albert
1896–1901 St Mirren 71 (0)
1901–1904 Newcastle United 33 (0)
1904 Morpeth Harriers
Total 104 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Brown Bennie (28 September 1873 – 1 October 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.[4][2] He came into consideration for an international cap in 1902, taking part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial,[5] but this did not lead on to selection for Scotland.

He was a member of a footballing family: older brother Peter (a teammate at St Mirren)[6] and younger brother John had short careers in Scotland,[2] nephew Peter played for Burnley in the 1920s and nephew Bob played for Scotland in the same period.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c d Bob Bennie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Player Profile: Robert B "Rob" Bennie, Toon1892
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. ^ Football. | The Match against England. | Home Scots V. Anglo-Scots trial match, The Glasgow Herald, 25 March 1902
  6. ^ Matches In First Division, The Glasgow Herald, 20 September 1897
  7. ^ Bennie Bob Image 1 Newcastle United 1902, Vintage Footballers
  8. ^ Greatest XI - 6. Central Midfielder, Airdrieonians F.C., 18 March 2016