Bob Bignall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Bignall | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2013 (aged 91) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1935– | Corrimal Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Woonona-Bulli | |||
| 1945 | North Shore | ||
| 1950–1953 | Corrimal | ||
| 1960 | South Coast United | ||
| – | Career Total: | 424 | |
| National team | |||
| 1954–1959 | Australia | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bob "Choc" Bignall (14 March 1922 – 11 August 2013) was a footballer and Socceroo captain at the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2]
Bignall played over 400 matches in NSW for Corrimal, North Shore and South Coast United as a defender before going onto represent both NSW and national sides as captain in the 1950s.[3][4]
Death
Bignall died in August 2013 at the age of 91.[5]
References
- ↑ "Australian Player Database - BI". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Robert Bignell". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "Bob Bignall". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "The Australian national men’s football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1700723/56-olympics-captain-bob-bignall-dies/?cs=12
External links
- Obituary in Goal Weekly
- Obituary at Football South Coast
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