Robert Cairns

Robert Lynn "Bobby" Cairns (25 December 1927 – 4 January 1958) was an English footballer who played as a full-back.

Robert Cairns
Personal information
Full name Robert Lynn Cairns
Date of birth (1927-12-25)25 December 1927
Place of birth Choppington, England
Date of death 4 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (aged 30)
Place of death Bedlington, England
Playing position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1948 Sunderland 0 (0)
1948–1957 Gateshead 139 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cairns began his football career as an amateur with Sunderland before joining Gateshead in 1948. He made 139 appearances in the Football League Third Division North and 10 appearances in the FA Cup before leaving the club in 1957.

Sources

  • Robert Cairns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • "Robert Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  • Robert Cairns at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)


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