Bobby Seith
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Seith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monifeith Tayside | |||
| 1948–1953 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Burnley | 211 | (6) |
| 1960–1965 | Dundee | 134 | (5) |
| Total | 345 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Preston North End | ||
| 1970–1974 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Seith (born 9 March 1932) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He won league championships in both England and Scotland, with Burnley and Dundee respectively.[3]
Seith began his professional career with Burnley, whom he joined in 1948 aged 16. He made his debut for the Clarets in 1953, in a 2–1 away victory against Manchester United, and soon became their regular right half. By 1959–60 Burnley had become a genuine title challenger and Seith played 27 games in that league campaign as they moved towards their first championship since 1920–21. However a defensive blip in a game against challengers Wolves saw him dropped in March 1960 and he was still absent from the side when they eventually clinched the title.
That summer, a dispute with the Burnley chairman led to Seith's transfer back to Scotland, where he joined Dundee for £7,500. The Dens Park side contained famous names such as Alan Gilzean, Gordon Smith and Ian Ure and was a potent threat to the traditional dominance of the Old Firm, eventually winning the League title in the 1961–62 season. This allowed Seith the opportunity to compete in the European Cup which had been denied him by his acrimonious departure from Turf Moor and he featured prominently in the Dark Blues run to the semi-final, where they eventually lost to eventual winners A.C. Milan.