Bobby Bolt Explained

Bobby Bolt
Fullname:Robert Bolt
Position:Right half
Birth Date:29 January 1912[1]
Birth Place:Lochgelly, Scotland
Death Place:Inverness, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Rosslyn Juniors
Years2:1933–1935
Clubs2:Heart of Midlothian
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1934–1935
Clubs3:Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:1935–1937
Clubs4:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps4:71
Goals4:2
Years5:1937–1939
Clubs5:Falkirk
Caps5:76
Goals5:8
Years6:1939–1944
Clubs6:Rangers
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1944–1947
Clubs7:Third Lanark
Caps7:21
Goals7:0
Years8:1947–1948
Clubs8:Falkirk
Caps8:21
Goals8:2
Years9:1948–1952
Clubs9:Caledonian
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Scotland (wartime)
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Robert Bolt (29 January 1912 – 1991) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.[2]

Career

Born in Lochgelly, Fife, Bolt began his professional career with Heart of Midlothian, then played for Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk where he impressed sufficiently to be selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in May 1939,[3] [4] following which he was recruited by Rangers, the defending national champions. However, within months World War II broke out, rendering all his subsequent 79 appearances for the Gers unofficial.[5] In that period he was selected for Scotland in an international against a League of Ireland XI in 1940,[6] but would never receive a full cap for his country.

Bolt had also made wartime appearances for Third Lanark, and he remained with the south Glasgow club for one season upon the resumption of official competitions[7] before returning to Falkirk for another year,[8] during which he played in the Scottish League Cup Final defeat to East Fife.

Latterly he relocated to Inverness where he turned out for Caledonian in the Highland League and played against Dundee United in the Scottish Cup in January 1952,[9] the day after his 40th birthday. His son, also Bobby, also played for the club.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [Hearts player] Robert Bolt ]. 3 June 2020 . London Hearts Supporters' Club.
  2. John Litster . October 2012 . A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players . Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. Web site: Neil Morrison . 4 January 2018 . British "FA XI" Tours: 1939 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA . . 3 June 2020 .
  4. Web site: Scottish Football Association Tour, 1939 . 3 June 2020 . Canadian Soccer History.
  5. Web site: [Rangers player] Bolt, Bobby ]. 3 June 2020 . FitbaStats.
  6. https://www.11v11.com/matches/irish-xi-v-scottish-xi-28-april-1940-269767/ Irish XI v Scottish XI, 28 April 1940
  7. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/thirdlanark/thirdlanark.html Third Lanark: 1946/47 - 1966/67
  8. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/falkirk/falkirk.html Falkirk: 1946/47 - 2013/14
  9. https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2404 Dundee Utd 4 Caledonian 0 Scottish Cup (1st Round Replay)
  10. https://caleythistleonline.com/topic/3940-highland-league-legends/page/2/ Highland League Legends