Bobby Herbert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Herbert | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blantyre Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950−1956 | Doncaster Rovers | 108 | (15) |
| 1956−1957 | King's Lynn | ||
| 1957 | Third Lanark | 5 | (1) |
| 1957−1961 | Albion Rovers | 115 | (6) |
| 1961−1962 | Brechin City | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Robert "Bobby" Herbert (21 November 1925−?)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer who played as a half back in the English and Scottish Football Leagues.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Herbert started off with Blantyre Victoria before moving to Doncaster Rovers.[3] It took a while to make his way into the first team, but by the time he left he had made 117 appearances over six seasons for the Division 2 club, and he'd netted 15 goals.[4]
He then had a short spell at Midland League King's Lynn before returning to his native Scotland and briefly playing for Third Lanark in the Scottish First Division. Apparently Doncaster were paid £500 for Herbert without the approval of the Third Lanark board, so the manager was forced to pay this back out of his own pocket, although stole it back before being dismissed from his post.[5]
Following an unsuccessful time at Lanark,[5] he dropped down a league to Albion Rovers where he spent four seasons. Lastly he played league football for a season at Brechin City who finshed bottom of the league that season.[3]