Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

Robert Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as a right half.[3]

Bobby Williams
Personal information
Full name Robert Williams[1]
Place of birth Ayrshire, Scotland[2]
Date of death 31 August 1916[1]
Place of death France
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1916 Airdrieonians 114 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Williams enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers in February 1916, during the First World War.[2] He was killed on the Western Front on 31 August 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

References

  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. "Airdrieonians F.C. And The First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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