Bobby Blackwood

Robert Rankin "Bobby" Blackwood (20 August 1934 – 25 June 1997) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half in the Football League and the Scottish Football League

Bobby Blackwood
Personal information
Full name Robert Rankin Blackwood[1]
Date of birth (1934-08-20)20 August 1934
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 25 June 1997(1997-06-25) (aged 62)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1962 Heart of Midlothian 136 (37)
1962–1965 Ipswich Town 62 (12)
1965–1968 Colchester United 105 (6)
1968–1969 Hawick Royal Albert ? (?)
Total 303 (55)
National team
1960 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Edinburgh, Blackwood began his career in Scottish non-league football for junior clubs including Milton House Amateurs, Merchiston Thistle and Kelty Rangers. He then made the move to the Scottish Football League to play for Hearts. He made 136 league appearances scoring 37 goals and was part of the successful team that won the Scottish First Division twice and the Scottish League Cup.

He moved to English football in 1962 to play for Suffolk side Ipswich Town, who paid a transfer fee of £12,000.[3] Three years at Town produced 12 goals in 62 appearances. He moved the short distance to Colchester United in 1965, making 105 league appearances. His Football League career ended in 1968, and Blackwood moved back to Scotland to play for Hawick Royal Albert. Blackwood died on 25 June 1997 aged 62.[4]

Honours

Club
Heart of Midlothian

References
  1. "Bobby Blackwood". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/bobbyblackwood.html
  3. Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
  4. "Bobby Blackwood". Colchester United Archive Database.
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