Bobby Blair (footballer)

Bobby Blair
Personal information
Place of birth	Helensburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Center forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1923–1924	Morton
1924–1925	Helensburgh
1925–1927	Boston Soccer Club
1928–1929	Fall River F.C.
1929	J&P Coats
1929	Boston Soccer Club
1929	New Bedford Whalers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Blair was a Scottish association football center forward who spent most of his career in the American Soccer League.

Blair played for Helensburgh which competed in Scottish Football League Division Three.^[1] In 1925, Blair left Scotland to sign with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League, although he was still under contract to Helensburgh. When Blair arrived, he quickly established himself as a prolific goalscorer. During the 1925–26 season, he scored thirty-six goals in thirty-three games, putting him third on the scoring chart.^[2] His form continued the next season when he averaged a goal a game.^[3] In 1927, he began the season with Boston, but moved to the Fall River F.C. after nine games. In 1928, he again began the season with one team, the 'Marksmen', but then played for two more: J&P Coats and Boston again. In 1929, he finished his professional career with the New Bedford Whalers which competed part of the season in the ASL and part in the Eastern Professional Soccer League.^[4]

References

^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1926". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1927". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1929". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

External links

Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().

[litsterprewar-1] John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] "The Year in American Soccer – 1926". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

[3] "The Year in American Soccer – 1927". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

[4] "The Year in American Soccer – 1929". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

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