Bobby Wallace (footballer) explained

Bobby Wallace (footballer) should not be confused with Robert Wallace (footballer).

Bobby Wallace
Fullname:Robert McKenzie Wallace
Position:Right back
Birth Date:1908
Birth Place:Polmont, Scotland[1]
Death Place:Bellshill, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Blantyre Victoria
Years2:1934–1943
Clubs2:Hamilton Academical
Caps2:172
Goals2:1
Years3:1943–1947
Clubs3:Dumbarton
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:
Totalcaps:194
Totalgoals:1

Robert McKenzie Wallace (1908–1991) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a right back and spent most of his career with Hamilton Academical.[2] He took part in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which Accies lost 2–1 to Rangers.[3] He continued to play for Hamilton in unofficial competitions following the outbreak of World War II[1] before moving on to Dumbarton in 1943. He remained at Boghead Park until 1947, registering a season of appearances in the normal competitions after the conflict was over.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/wallace-robert-1934 Wallace, Robert (1934)
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. News: McGilvray . Andy . 14 April 2010 . 75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers . Daily Record . 4 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Robert Wallace – Player Statistics . The Sons Archive . 4 October 2020.