Bobby Cairns

For the English footballer, see Robert Cairns (footballer).

Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.

Bobby Cairns

Personal information
Full name	Robert Seggie Cairns
Date of birth	27 May 1929
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 69)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	Royal Albert
1949–1950	Third Lanark	2	(0)
1950–1953	Ayr United	53	(8)
1954–1961	Stoke City	175	(9)
1961–1963	Macclesfield Town	29	(1)
Total		259	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United. He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953. He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer. 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.

Career statistics

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	Cheshire League	29	1	2	0	6	0	37	1
	1962–63	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

External links

• Bobby Cairns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database