Bob Preston

Bob Preston
Personal information
Full name Robert Preston
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Loanhead, Scotland
Date of death May 1945 (aged 49–50)[1]
Place of death Northern Ireland
Position(s) Wing half / Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Bathgate
1914–1922 Heart of Midlothian 127 (9)
1922–1923 Torquay United
1923–1928 Plymouth Argyle 143 (3)
1928–19?? Torquay United 15 (0)
Managerial career
1934–35 Sligo Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Preston (1895 – May 1945) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. He played as a wing half or centre half.[2][3]

  1. ^ Alexander, Jack (2004). McCrae's Battalion: The Story of the 16th Royal Scots. Mainstream Publishing/Random House. ISBN 9781845968212.
  2. ^ "Hearts player Bob Preston". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 212. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.