Bobby Cummings

Bobby Cummings
Personal information
Full name Robert Douglas Cummings[1]
Date of birth (1935-11-17)17 November 1935[1]
Place of birth Ashington, England
Date of death 26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Blyth, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
– New Hartley Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1956–1960 Ashington
1960–1963 Aberdeen 63 (33)
1963–1965 Newcastle United 44 (14)
1965–1968 Darlington 74 (43)
1968–1969 Hartlepools United 52 (12)
1969– Port Elizabeth City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Douglas Cummings (17 November 1935 – 26 August 2008) was an English professional footballer who scored 33 goals from 63 appearances in the Scottish League for Aberdeen and 69 goals from 170 appearances in the Football League playing for Newcastle United, Darlington and Hartlepools United.[4] He played as a centre forward or outside right. He also played in the South African National Football League for Port Elizabeth City.

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