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Bobby Cairns
Personal information
Full name Robert Seggie Cairns
Date of birth 27 May 1929
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 69)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Royal Albert
1949–1950 Third Lanark 2 (0)
1950–1953 Ayr United 53 (8)
1954–1961 Stoke City 175 (9)
1961–1963 Macclesfield Town 29 (1)
Total 259 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.

Career

Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United. He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953. He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer. He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke in eight seasons at the Victoria Ground before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1953–54 Second Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1954–55 Second Division 18 0 6 0 — 24 0
1955–56 Second Division 33 2 5 0 — 38 2
1956–57 Second Division 36 5 1 0 — 37 5
1957–58 Second Division 20 0 5 2 — 25 2
1958–59 Second Division 29 1 2 0 — 31 1
1959–60 Second Division 28 1 2 0 — 30 1
1960–61 Second Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 175 9 21 2 — 196 11
Macclesfield Town 1961–62 Cheshire League 29 1 2 0 6 0 37 1
1962–63 Cheshire League 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Total 29 1 3 1 6 0 38 2
Career Total 204 10 24 3 6 0 234 13

References

  1. "Bobby Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. "Cheshire League - 1961-62". Silkmen Archive.
  4. "Cheshire League - 1962-63". Silkmen Archive.

External links

  • Bobby Cairns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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