Bobby Tait (Cowdenbeath footballer)

Bobby Tait
Personal information
Full name Robert Tait[1]
Date of birth c. 1886
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 1950 (aged 64)[2]
Place of death Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glenbuck Cherrypickers
0000–1908 Carlisle United
1908–1909 Motherwell 30 (5)
1909–1911 Nithsdale Wanderers
1911–1922 Cowdenbeath 68 (17)
1920 Lochgelly United
Cowdenbeath Wednesday
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Tait was a Scottish football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and Motherwell.[1][2]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Tait worked as a tailor in Cowdenbeath.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 1908–09[3] Scottish First Division 30 5 2 0 32 5
Cowdenbeath 1911–12[3] Scottish Second Division 17 5 11 0 28 5
1912–13[3] 12 0 3 0 15 0
1913–14[3] 19 5 6 0 25 5
1914–15[3] 20 7 2 0 22 7
1919–20[3] Central League 0 0 8 0 8 0
1920–21[3] 0 0 3 0 3 0
Total 68 17 33 0 101 17
Career total 98 22 35 0 133 22

Honours

Club

Cowdenbeath

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Tait – motherWELLnet". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Cowdenbeath". fchd.info. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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