Bobby Finch

Bobby Finch
Personal information
Full nameRobert Finch
Place of birthEngland
Date of death18 September 1978 (aged 30)
Playing positionFull back
Youth career
1966–1968Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1969Queens Park Rangers6(0)
1969Cape Town City?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Robert "Bobby" Finch (died 18 September 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.

Career

Finch turned professional with Queens Park Rangers in 1966 before making his senior debut two years later. In total, Finch made six appearances for Queens Park Rangers in the Football League between 1968 and 1969.[1] Finch later played in South Africa for Cape Town City, before dying of meningitis on 18 September 1978, at the age of 30.[2]

References

  1. "QUEENS PARK RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 1 October 2010.