Bob Spottiswood

Bob Spottiswood
Personal information
Full name Robert Spottiswood[1]
Date of birth (1884-01-20)20 January 1884
Place of birth Carlisle, England
Date of death 1st qtr 1966 (aged 81–82)
Place of death Bromley, England
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Carlisle United
1908–1909 Croydon Common 11 (0)
1909–1915 Crystal Palace 178 (2)
1919–1920 Clapton Orient 1 (0)
Aberdare Athletic
1921 Treherbert
Sittingbourne
1922 Elsecar Main
Managerial career
1922–1924 Inter Milan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Spottiswood (20 January 1884 – 1966)[1][2] was an English football player and manager.

Career

Born in Carlisle, Spottiswood played as a half back for Carlisle United, Croydon Common, Crystal Palace, Clapton Orient, Aberdare Athletic, Treherbert, Sittingbourne and Elsecar Main.[1]

He later became a football manager, and was in charge of Inter Milan between 1922 and 1924.[3][4]

Personal life

His brother Joe was also a player.[1]

Bob Spottiswood died in early 1966, in Bromley, Greater London, aged 81 or 82.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Profile at croydoncommon.com
  2. ^ King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 552. ISBN 9781780910468.
  3. ^ (in Italian) Profile at inter.it Archived 12 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Italian) Profile at interfc.it Archived 27 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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