Bobby Park (footballer, born 1946)

Robert Clydesdale Park (3 July 1946 – 23 July 2019) was a Scottish footballer.

Bobby Park
Personal information
Full name Robert Clydesdale Park[1]
Date of birth (1946-07-03)3 July 1946[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death 23 July 2019(2019-07-23) (aged 73)
Position(s) Wing half, inside Forward
Youth career
Middlesbrough
1961–1963 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1969 Aston Villa 75 (7)
1969–1972 Wrexham 102 (8)
1972–1973 Peterborough United 18 (1)
1973–1974 Northampton Town 24 (0)
1974–1975 Hartlepool United 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Park would come up through the Aston Villa youth ranks, signing as a professional with them in 1963.[1]

Park would stay at Villa for 6 years, before moving to Wrexham[2] where he made over 100 appearances for the Welsh club.[3]

After his time at Wrexham, he would spend a season at Peterborough United, a season at Northampton Town and a season at Hartlepool United.[3]

Death

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Park died on 23 July 2019 after a battle with cancer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aston Villa Player Database". Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Bobby Park Football Player Statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Bobby Park". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "RIP Bobby Park". Wrexham AFC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.