Bob Suart Explained

Bob Suart
Fullname:Robert Suart
Birth Date:1882
Birth Place:Stockport, England
Death Date:27 September 1918 (aged 36)
Death Place:near Gouzeaucourt, France
Position:Wing half
Years1:1902–1903
Clubs1:Edgeley
Years2:1903–1908
Caps2:142
Goals2:13
Years3:1908–1911
Caps3:97
Goals3:1
Years4:1911–1915
Caps4:130
Goals4:4
Years5:1915–1917
Clubs5:Stockport County (guest)
Caps5:22
Goals5:1

Robert Suart (1882 – 27 September 1918) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Fulham as a wing half. He was killed in action during the First World War.

Career

After beginning his career in non-League football with Edgeley,[1] Suart played in the Football League for Stockport County and Fulham,[2] [3] before joining Central League club Port Vale in July 1911.[4] He helped the "Valeites" to win the 1911–12 Staffordshire Senior Cup, the 1912–13 Birmingham Senior Cup and the 1914–15 North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup. Vale went into abeyance in 1915 and Suart returned to Stockport County as a guest.

World War I

During the second year of the First World War in 1915, Suart enlisted as a private in the South Lancashire Regiment.[5] He transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment later that year and went on to see action at High Wood, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Le Transloy, Arras and the Third Battle of Ypres during 1916 and 1917. His division was transferred to the Italian Front following the Third Battle of Ypres, but returned to France in April 1918. Suart was killed during a German counter-attack near Gouzeaucourt on 27 September 1918, just over six weeks before the Armistice. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County1903–04Second Division610061
1904–05Lancashire Combination First Division33450384
1905–06Second Division38330413
1906–07Second Division36220382
1907–08Second Division29300293
Total1421310015213
Fulham1907–08Second Division610061
1908–09Second Division35010360
1909–10Second Division33030360
1910–11Second Division23010240
Total971501021
Port Vale1911–12Central League30000300
1912–13Central League33240372
1913–14Central League32281403
1914–15Central League35030380
Total13041511455
Career total3691830139919

Honours

Port Vale

1911–12

1912–13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suart Bob Fulham 1910 . 7 August 2020 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 279.
  3. Web site: Watts . Ian . Bob Suart County Record . 19 June 2017 . gogogocounty.org . en.
  4. Book: Kent, Jeff . Port Vale Personalities . Witan Books . 1996 . 0-9529152-0-0 . 283.
  5. Web site: Bob Suart . 19 January 2016 . Football and the First World War.