Bobby Wood (footballer)

Bobby Wood
Personal information
Full name	Robert P. Wood
Date of birth	1892
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death	August 1928 (aged 35–36)
Place of death	Glencraig, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Glencraig Celtic
1914–1920	Falkirk
1920–1921	Alloa Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert P. Wood (1892 – August 1928) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an inside left.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Wood served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.^[3] He was wounded during the course of his service.^[3] Wood died in a mining accident at Glencraig Colliery in 1928.^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falkirk	1918–19^[1]	Scottish First Division	1	0	—		1	0
Falkirk	1919–20^[1]	Scottish First Division	21	10	0	0	21	10
Career total			22	10	0	0	22	10

Honours[edit]

Falkirk

Stirlingshire Cup: 1919–20^[2]
Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1914–15, 1919–20^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). pp. 140–141. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Litster-1] Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

[Meffen-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). pp. 140–141. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[falkirk-3] "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]