Bob Salmond
Scottish footballer (1911–1998)
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Robert Craig Salmond (22 September 1911 – October 1998) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender.
Full name
Robert Craig Salmond[1]
Date of birth
22 September 1911
Place of birth
Kilmarnock, Scotland[1]
Date of death
October 1998 (aged 87)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Craig Salmond[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | October 1998 (aged 87) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee North End | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee North End | |||
| 1931–1938 | Portsmouth | 135 | (0) |
| 1938–1945 | Chelsea | 24 | (0) |
| Banbury Spencer | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Salmond played for Portsmouth between 1931 and 1938, amassing 135 appearances.[1] He joined Chelsea in 1938, and would go on to play 24 games in a career interrupted by the Second World War.[1][2]