Robert McSkimming (footballer, born 1885)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert McSkimming | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1885[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1952 (aged 67)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Douglas Park | ||
| 1907–1910 | Albion Rovers | 50 | (3) |
| 1910–1920 | The Wednesday | 182 | (0) |
| 1915 | → Wishaw Thistle (loan) | ||
| 1916–1919 | → Motherwell (loan) | 92 | (3) |
| 1920–1923 | Albion Rovers | 71 | (0) |
| 1920–1923 | Helensburgh | 59 | (3) |
| Total | 454 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1918 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert McSkimming (29 May 1885 – 22 December 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Albion Rovers (two spells), The Wednesday,[3] Motherwell[4] (on a long-term loan during World War I) and Helensburgh, as a centre half.[2][5]
McSkimming was selected to play for Scotland in an unofficial international in 1918.[6]
He emigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s; another branch of the family had done so several decades earlier, including cousin Peter McSkimming who was a noted politician and businessman.[7]
See also[edit]
- List of Motherwell F.C. players
- List of Scotland wartime international footballers
- List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
References[edit]
- ^ 1911 England Census, via Ancestry (subscription required)
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Bob McSkimming, The Sheffield Wednesday Archive
- ^ Robert McSkimming, MotherWELLnet
- ^ McSkimming Bob Image 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1910, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Scotland v England 2-0 (International: June 8, 1918), 9 June 1918 (via Play Up, Liverpool)
- ^ Marriage for John McSkimming [father of Robert], My Ain Folk
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- 1885 births
- 1952 deaths
- Footballers from Lanark
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Wishaw Thistle F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Helensburgh F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scotland men's wartime international footballers
- Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
- Scottish football defender, 1880s birth stubs