Bob Humphries
Robert Humphries (4 July 1933 – 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half or inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Humphries[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hindhead,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 1988 (aged 54)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Spain[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Eastbourne United | ||
| 1956 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (2) |
| 1957–1960 | Millwall | 47 | (4) |
| 1960–196? | Hastings United | ||
| 196?–1962 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1962–196? | Hastings United | ||
| 196?–1966 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| 1966–1968 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Bognor Regis Town (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Humphries was born in Hindhead, Surrey, in 1933. He was on the books of Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur and then played for Sussex County League club Eastbourne United. After a month's trial with First Division club Sheffield United, he signed professional forms in February 1956.[3][4] He never made a league appearance, and moved on later that same year to Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he made his debut in the Football League in November.[2] Humphries made ten appearances in the Third Division South for Albion, scoring twice, before joining another third-tier club, Millwall. After three years and 47 league appearances,[1] he returned to non-league football with Hastings United,[2] Cambridge United, a return to Hastings, where he was a member of the team promoted to the Southern League Premier Division in 1962–63,[5] Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Bognor Regis Town, where he acted as player-manager.[2] Humphries died in a car accident in Spain in 1988 at the age of 54.[2]
References
- "Bob Humphries". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- "Tailpieces". Eastbourne Herald. 5 November 1955. p. 17.
- "Bob Humphries turns professional". Eastbourne Gazette. 8 February 1956. p. 14.
- Elms, Philip (1988). Claret and blue. The story of Hastings United F.C. Hastings: 1066 Newspapers. pp. 16–18.