Bobby Braithwaite | |
Fullname: | Robert Munn Braithwaite |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1937 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Death Place: | East London, South Africa |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1955–1957 |
Years2: | 1957–1963 |
Caps2: | 274 |
Goals2: | 69 |
Years3: | 1963–1967 |
Caps3: | 71 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Years4: | 1967–1968 |
Caps4: | 36 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1968–1971 |
Years6: | 1971–1974 |
Nationalyears1: | 1962–1965 |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1956–1963 |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Robert "Bobby" Braithwaite (24 February 1937 – 14 October 2015) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a left winger.
Born in Belfast and growing up near Seaview,[1] Braithwaite began his career with Crusaders, before joining Linfield in 1957.[2] He later played for Middlesbrough and won ten caps for Northern Ireland.[3] Between 1956 and 1963, he represented the Irish League XI eight times.[4]