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Bob Smellie

1865 – 1951

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About Bob Smellie

Lived 1865 – 1951 (aged 85). Bob Smellie was a British association football player and association football coach.

Robert Smellie (22 December 1867 – 14 October 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park, Motherwell, St Bernard's, Corinthian and Scotland, as a left back. He was a Scottish Cup winner with Queen's Park in 1890 and 1893. He was later the Queen's Park club president; away from football he was an auctioneer in the farming industry, working in a family business which continued into the 21st century.

His career has sometimes erroneously included details of another player of the same name who played in the same position for Annbank, Sunderland and Walsall Town Swifts in the mid-1890s, possibly based on the fact that as an amateur he was able to move fairly freely between different clubs. However, that did not apply to professional Football League clubs in England, and evidence such as both men playing matches for different clubs on the same day shows them to be separate people.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bob Smellie?

association football player

When was Bob Smellie born?

Bob Smellie was born on 15 October 1865 in Blantyre.

When did Bob Smellie die?

Bob Smellie died on 14 October 1951 in East Kilbride.

What was Bob Smellie's occupation?

Bob Smellie was an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality was Bob Smellie?

Bob Smellie was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Smellie

· Wikidata: Q16066668

· DBpedia: Bob Smellie

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