Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

Bobby Williams
Personal information
Full name Robert Williams[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 31 August 1916[1]
Place of death Somme, France
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1916 Airdrieonians 114 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Robert "Bobby" Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.[2]

Personal life

Williams served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 31 August 1916.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

References

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