Bob Fraser (footballer)
Robert Fraser was a Scottish professional football defender who played for Albion Rovers and Aberdeen.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Fraser | ||
Date of birth | c. 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Law Scotia | |||
1927–1931 | Albion Rovers | 131 | (5) |
1931–1938 | Aberdeen | 194 | (4) |
Total | 325 | (9) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Fraser joined Aberdeen in 1931, and was appointed team captain in 1934. He emigrated to South Africa in 1938, a year after visiting the country on the club's summer tour.[1][3]
At representative level, he took part in a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1935, but none of the fixtures was a full international.[4][5]
References
- "Bob Fraser profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Tour Of South Africa 1937, AFC-Family/DNA
- "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1935 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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