Bob Mortimer (footballer)
Robert Mortimer (16 March 1908 – 26 June 1965) was an English footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Mortimer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 56–57)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Outside right, Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Park Street Wesleyans | |||
| 1925 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| Connah's Quay & Shotton | ? | (?) | |
| Darwen | ? | (?) | |
| 1926–1928 | Barrow | 24 | (10) |
| 1928–1931 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1933 | Northampton Town | 62 | (22) |
| 1933–1934 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 18 | (3) |
| 1935 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | (19) |
| 1935–1936 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | (37) |
| 1937–1938 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | (4) |
| 1938–1939 | York City | 35 | (22) |
| Bacup Borough | |||
| Horwich RMI | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Mortimer joined Barrow in 1926, after playing for non-league clubs Connah's Quay & Shotton and Darwen and a non-playing spell with Bolton Wanderers.[1][2] After making 24 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league for Barrow, he rejoined Bolton Wanderers in 1928.[1] He again made no league appearances for Wanderers before joining Northampton Town in 1931.[1] He joined Brentford in 1933 after making 62 appearances and scoring 22 goals in the league for Northampton.[1] He made no league appearances for Brentford, and joined Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in 1934.[1] He made 18 appearances and scored three goals in the league for Bournemouth, and joined Accrington Stanley in 1935.[1] He made 25 appearances and scored 19 goals in the league for them, and moved to Portsmouth in the same year.[1] He made no league appearances for the club and re-joined Accrington in 1936.[1] During this spell with the club, he made 45 appearances and scored 39 goals in the league before, until eventually joining Blackburn Rovers in 1937 for a four-figure fee.[1][2] He made 16 appearances and scored four goals in the league for Blackburn before joining York City in the summer of 1938, which was reportedly their biggest fee.[1][2] He was York City's top scorer for the 1938–39 season, with 22 goals.[3] He made 36 appearances and scored 22 goals for the club before joining Horwich RMI.[1][2]
Notes
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 211. ISBN 1-905891-61-X.
- Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 189. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
- Batters, Dave (1990). "City Season-by-Season". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 317. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.