| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Curry | ||
| Date of birth | November 2, 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | June 2001 | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–1937 | Gateshead | ? | (?) |
| 1937–1938 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Gainsborough Trinity | ? | (?) |
| 1946–1951 | Colchester United | 138 | (78) |
| 1951–? | Clacton Town | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:04, 12 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Robert "Bob" Curry (2 November 1918–June 2001) born in Gateshead was a former professional footballer who played as an forward for football league clubs Sheffield Wednesday and most notably Colchester United.
Curry played 138 league games for the U's, scoring 78 goals in that time. He was a captain of the team and led the U's through their momentous FA Cup run of 1947–48, which saw the non-league side reach the Fifth Round, knocking out the giants of Huddersfield Town along the way. He scored the winning goals against the Terriers and against Wrexham in that cup run, along with two more in the win over Bradford Park Avenue. Helping the U's into The Football League, he finished the first league season as the club's top scorer with fifteen goals. He was posthumously inducted into the Colchester United Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]