Bob Pailor Explained

Bob Pailor
Fullname:Robert Pailor
Birth Date:7 July 1887
Birth Place:Stockton-on-Tees, England
Death Place:Hartlepool, England
Position:Centre-forward
Years1:1908–1914
Years2:1914–1915
Clubs2:Newcastle United

Robert Pailor (7 July 1887 – 24 January 1976), was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Biography

Pailor was born in Stockton-on-Tees. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in October 1908, making his debut in January 1909 in a Division Two match against Bradford Park Avenue. In May 1914 he joined Newcastle United for a £1,550 fee, but retired from football just twelve months later due to a kidney complaint. He died in Hartlepool in 1976.

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