Bob Spottiswood

Bob Spottiswood

Personal information
Full name	Robert Spottiswood[1]
Date of birth	(1884-01-20)20 January 1884
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Date of death	1st qtr 1966 (aged 81–82)
Place of death	Bromley, England
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Carlisle United
1908–1909	Croydon Common	11	(0)
1909–1915	Crystal Palace	178	(2)
1919–1920	Clapton Orient	1	(0)
	Aberdare Athletic
1921	Treherbert
	Sittingbourne
1922	Elsecar Main
Managerial career
1922–1924	Inter Milan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Spottiswood (20 January 1884 – 1966)[1][2] was an English football player and manager.

Career

Born in Carlisle, Spottiswood played as a half back for Carlisle United, Croydon Common, Crystal Palace, Clapton Orient, Aberdare Athletic, Treherbert, Sittingbourne and Elsecar Main.[1]

He later became a football manager, and was in charge of Inter Milan between 1922 and 1924.[3][4]

Personal life

His brother Joe was also a player.[1]

Bob Spottiswood died in early 1966, in Bromley, Greater London, aged 81 or 82.[1]

References

1. Profile at croydoncommon.com
2. King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 552. ISBN 9781780910468.
3. (in Italian) Profile at inter.it Archived 12 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
4. (in Italian) Profile at interfc.it Archived 27 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine