Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

Bobby Williams
Personal information
Full name Robert Williams[1]
Place of birth Ayrshire, Scotland[2]
Date of death 31 August 1916[1]
Place of death Somme, France
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1916 Airdrieonians 114 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert "Bobby" Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.[3]

Personal life

Williams enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers in February 1916, during the First World War.[2] He was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 31 August 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "AIRDRIEONIANS F.C. and THE FIRST WORLD WAR" (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18.
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