Bob Lister

Robert "Bob" Lister (1900 – 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City and Stoke City.[1]

Bob Lister

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lister[1]
Date of birth	1900[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1995 (aged 94–95)
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1915	Partick Thistle
1919–1920	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1920–1923	Heart of Midlothian
1923–1924	Queen of the South
1924–1925	Hamilton Academical
1925–1926	Queen of the South
1926–1927	Dunfermline Athletic
1927–1928	Stoke City	1	(0)
1928–1930	West Ham United	0	(0)
1930–1931	Exeter City	8	(1)
1931	Rhyl Athletic
1932	Shrewsbury Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Lister was born in Glasgow and played for joined Partick Thistle in 1915 moved onto Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic before joining English side Stoke City in 1927.[1] He played once for Stoke which came in a 5–1 victory against Fulham at Craven Cottage (12 November 1927).[1] He then joined West Ham United where he failed to make an appearance and left for Exeter City where he played eight times scoring once.[1] He later went on to play for Rhyl and Shrewsbury Town.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1927–28	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Exeter City	1930–31	Third Division South	8	1	0	0	8	1
Career Total			9	1	0	0	9	1

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Bob Lister at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)