Bob Dennison (footballer, born 1900) explained

Bob Dennison
Fullname:Robert Dennison
Birth Date:6 October 1900
Birth Place:Arnold, England
Death Place:Norwich, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1919–1920
Clubs1:Arnold St Mary's
Years2:1920–1924
Caps2:117
Goals2:34
Years3:1924–1925
Caps3:25
Goals3:10
Years4:1925–1926
Caps4:8
Goals4:4
Years5:1926–1929
Caps5:70
Goals5:28
Years6:1929–1930
Caps6:28
Goals6:7
Years7:1930–193?
Clubs7:Great Yarmouth Town

Robert Dennison (6 October 1900 – 24 June 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Norwich City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City, Clapton Orient and Chesterfield.[1]

Life and career

Dennison was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, in 1900.[2] He began his football career with his local club, Arnold St Mary's, before signing for Norwich City in 1920 ahead of their first season in the newly formed Football League Third Division.[3] He made his debut on 11 September, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace,[4] [5] and went on to score 34 goals from 117 league appearances over four seasons.[1] In 1924, he moved on to another third-tier club, Brighton & Hove Albion. He scored 13 goals in his first 19 appearances in all competitions, but then lost form and lost his place to new signing Sam Jennings. At the end of the season, he joined Manchester City on a free transfer.[3]

Described as "one of several useful reserves registered with City in the mid-1920s",[6] Dennison made his debut in November 1924, scored in each of his next three appearances, against Aston Villa, Leicester City and Leeds United, and finished the season with four goals from eight First Division matches.[7] He spent three seasons in the Second Division with Clapton Orient, for whom he scored 28 goals from 70 league appearances, and finished his Football League career with a season in the Third Division North with Chesterfield.[1] [2] He then spent several years in non-league football with Great Yarmouth Town.[3] [8] Dennison died in Norwich in 1973 at the age of 72.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 72 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Web site: Chesterfield FC: Player-based information: 1921–2018 . XLSX . CFCHistory.com . Stuart Basson . 5 May 2018 . 25 September 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141442/http://www.cfchistory.com/2018-Update/Football%20League-1.xlsx . dead .
  3. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 69 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  4. Web site: NCFC players . Sing Up The River End . Andrew Harrison . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822135704/http://canaryseventyninety.blogspot.com/p/ncfc-players.html . 22 August 2014.
  5. News: Norwich v. Crystal Palace . Norwood News . 17 September 1920 . 1 . Two local amateurs and Dennison, from the Nottingham district, played for Norwich and improved the play compared to that previously witnessed at Selhurst..
  6. Book: Matthews, Tony . Manchester City: Player by Player . Amberley . Stroud . 2013 . 978-1-4456-1737-4.
  7. Web site: Bob Dennison . none. and Web site: 1925–26 . Bluemoon-MCFC . Ric Turner & Gary James . 25 September 2018.
  8. Web site: The Beevor Cup . Great Yarmouth Town F.C. . 2015 . 25 September 2018.

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