Bobby Rankin
Association football player
About Bobby Rankin
Lived 1905 – 1954 (aged 49). Bobby Rankin was an association football coach and association football player.
Robert Rankin (7 April 1905 – 25 August 1954) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for hometown club St Mirren over two spells, and for Dundee and Clyde, mainly as an inside left. He gained three caps for Scotland in 1929, scoring twice.
He later acted as a director of St Mirren then served as manager of the club for eight seasons from 1946 (plus one wartime campaign prior to that), and was still in the post when he died in 1954 aged 49.
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Who was Bobby Rankin?
association football player (1905-1954)
When was Bobby Rankin born?
Bobby Rankin was born on 7 April 1905 in Paisley.
When did Bobby Rankin die?
Bobby Rankin died on 25 August 1954 in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
What was Bobby Rankin's occupation?
Bobby Rankin was an association football coach and association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bobby Rankin. https://biography.guide/bobby-rankin/
MLA: "Bobby Rankin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bobby-rankin/.
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