| Bobby Cairns | |
| Fullname: | Robert Seggie Cairns |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Years1: | 1946–1948 |
| Years2: | 1949–1950 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1950–1953 |
| Clubs3: | Ayr United |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1954–1961 |
| Clubs4: | Stoke City |
| Caps4: | 175 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 1961–1963 |
| Clubs5: | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 259 |
| Totalgoals: | 18 |
Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United.[1] He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953.[1] He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer.[1] He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke in eight seasons at the Victoria Ground before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1953–54 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 175 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | 196! | 11 | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 1961–62[2] | Cheshire League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 1962–63[3] | Cheshire League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 204 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 234 | 13 | |||