Bobby Cairns
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Date of birth
27 May 1929[2]
Date of death
26 June 1998 (aged 69)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Seggie Cairns[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1929[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1998 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Royal Albert | ||
| 1949–1950 | Third Lanark | 2 | (0) |
| 1950–1953 | Ayr United | 53 | (8) |
| 1954–1961 | Stoke City | 175 | (9) |
| 1961–1963 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 259 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Seggie "Bobby" Cairns (27 May 1929 – 26 June 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[2]
Cairns began playing football with Royal Albert, Third Lanark and Ayr United.[2] He joined Stoke City along with fellow Ayr United teammate Joe Hutton in 1953.[2] He became a creative wing half for the "Potters" and was more of a playmaker than a goalscorer.[2] He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke in eight seasons at the Victoria Ground before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.[2]