Bob Ramsay (footballer)

Daniel Robertson Ramsay (1864 – before 1945) was an English professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Stoke, Northwich Victoria and Burslem Port Vale.[2] He played in Stoke's first ever Football league team.

Bob Ramsay
Personal information
Full name Daniel Robertson Ramsay[1]
Date of birth 1864[1][2]
Place of birth West Derby, Liverpool, England[1]
Date of death before 1945
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1888 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1888–1890 Stoke 43 (4)
1890–1891 Newton Heath
1891–1892 West Manchester
1892–1893 Northwich Victoria 29 (4)
1893–1894 Burslem Port Vale 16 (0)
Total 88 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Stoke

Ramsay joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1886, and played regular football until moving to Stoke in August 1888.[3] He made his first-team debut on 8 September 1888, at wing-half for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground.[3] After going 21 games without scoring in 1888–89, as the "Potters" finished bottom of the English Football League in the first ever season of the competition, he scored the club's first league hat-trick in a 7–1 win over Accrington at the Victoria Ground.[3] He scored a total of five goals in 26 appearances in 1889–90, having hit the net against Burnley and Old Westminsters.[3]

Later career

He then played for Newton Heath[1][4] and West Manchester, before joining Northwich Victoria in 1892. He scored three goals in 27 appearances across the 1892–93 season, and then two goals in eight games as Northwich were relegated out of the Second Division at the end of the 1893–94 season. He rejoined Burslem Port Vale in October 1893. He was a first team player, but was limited to 16 Second Division appearances in 1893–94 because his knee kept going out of joint, and he was released in May 1894.[5]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1888–89 Football League 21000210
1889–90 Football League 22441265
Total 43441475
Northwich Victoria 1892–93 Second Division 21261273
1893–94 Second Division 820082
Total 29461355
Burslem Port Vale 1893–94 Second Division 16000160
Career total 8881029810

References
  1. "Daniel Robertson Ramsay". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of Stoke City. Breedon Books. p. 175. ISBN 1-85983-473-6.
  4. "Robert Ramsay". The Website of Dreams. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  6. Bob Ramsay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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