Bob Mortimer (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Bob Mortimer


fullname = Robert Mortimer
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = April 1908
cityofbirth = Bolton
countryofbirth = England
position = Striker, Outside right, Inside left
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1926-1928
1928-1931
1931-1933
1933-1934
1934-1935
1935
1935-1936
1936-1937
1937-1938
1938-1939
clubs = Connahs Quay & Shotton
Darwen
Barrow
Bolton Wanderers
Northampton Town
Brentford
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Accrington Stanley
Portsmouth
Accrington Stanley
Blackburn Rovers
York City
Horwich RMI
caps(goals) = 0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
24 (10)
00 0(0)
62 (22)
00 0(0)
18 0(3)
25 (19)
00 0(0)
45 (37)
16 0(4)
35 (22)

Robert "Bob" Mortimer (born April 1908 in Bolton, England) was an English footballer.

Career

Mortimer joined Barrow in 1926, after playing for non-league clubs Connahs Quay & Shotton and Darwen.cite book
last = Joyce
first = Michael
title = Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939
publisher = Tony Brown
year = 2004
pages = p190
isbn = 1899468676 ] cite book
last = Batters
first = Dave
title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990
publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited
year = 1990
pages = p189
chapter = York City Stars
isbn = 0907969690 ] After making 24 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league for Barrow, he joined Bolton Wanderers in 1928. He made no league appearances for them before joining Northampton Town in 1931. He joined Brentford in 1933 after making 62 appearances and scoring 22 goals in the league for Northampton. He made no league appearances for Brentford, and joined Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in 1934. He made 18 appearances and scored three goals in the league for Bournemouth, and joined Accrington Stanley in 1935. He made 25 appearances and scored 19 goals in the league for them, and moved to Portsmouth in the same year. He made no league appearances for the club and re-joined Accrington in 1936. During this spell with the club, he made 45 appearances and scored 39 goals in the league before, until eventually joining Blackburn Rovers in 1937 for a four-figure fee. He made 16 appearances and scored four goals in the league for Blackburn before joining York City in the summer of 1938, which was reportedly their biggest fee. He was York City's top scorer for the 1938–39 season, with 22 goals.cite book
last = Batters
first = Dave
title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990
publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited
year = 1990
pages = p317
chapter = City Season-by-Season
isbn = 0907969690 ] He made 36 appearances and scored 22 goals for the club before joining Horwich RMI.

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