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Scottish footballer Not to be confused with Robert Wallace (footballer). For other people with the same name, see Bobby Wallace.

Bobby Wallace
Personal information
Full name Robert McKenzie Wallace
Date of birth 1908
Place of birth Polmont, Scotland
Date of death 1991 (aged 82–83)
Place of death Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Blantyre Victoria
1934–1943 Hamilton Academical 172 (1)
1943–1947 Dumbarton 22 (0)
Total 194 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McKenzie Wallace (1908–1991) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a right back and spent most of his career with Hamilton Academical. He took part in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which Accies lost 2–1 to Rangers. He continued to play for Hamilton in unofficial competitions following the outbreak of World War II before moving on to Dumbarton in 1943. He remained at Boghead Park until 1947, registering a season of appearances in the normal competitions after the conflict was over.

References

  1. ^ Wallace, Robert (1934), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. McGilvray, Andy (14 April 2010). "75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Robert Wallace – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 October 2020.


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