Bobby Black (Scottish footballer)
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Date of birth | c. 1927 | ||||||||||
Date of death | 4 June 2012 (aged 85) | ||||||||||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||||||||||
Position(s) |
Outside right | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1946–1952 | East Fife | 78 | (23) | ||||||||
1952–1961 | Queen of the South | 273 | (91) | ||||||||
Total | 351 | (114) | |||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1954 |
Scottish League XI | 1 | (2) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bobby Black (c.1927 – 4 June 2012) was a Scottish
East Fife
Black was from Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. Having played at East Fife during undoubtedly the best period in the club's history Black won a League Cup medal with them in 1949–50. The Methil side made the Scottish Cup final that season and finished fourth in Scotland's top division. Two seasons later (Bobby Black's last at the club) they would surpass this league position and finish third – an achievement unsurpassed by the club and equalled only once.[1][2]
Other players at the club in this era included 1938
From his first year playing for East Fife, the 1946–47 season, until his departure in 1952, Black scored 23 goals in 78 league matches.[1][5]
Queen of the South
In 1952, Black signed for his local senior club Queen of the South in Dumfries. Black departed the Dumfries club in 1961 after 346 appearances and 120 goals scored. Black is the third highest all-time goalscorer for the club, behind Jim Patterson with 252 goals and Stephen Dobbie with 166 goals.
Under the management of
Black's displays at
Black's grandson Jamie Paterson was also a footballer who played for Scunthorpe United, Halifax Town and Doncaster Rovers in the senior ranks and with Barrow in non-league football.
Black played his entire career wearing the same pair of football boots. Black's preference was to have his boots repaired rather than replacing them and his football boots are now on display in the Doonhamers Museum at Palmerston Park.[1]
Later years
After leaving Queen of the South Black played non-league football for
Black's great-grandson is Greenock Morton striker Denny Johnstone.[8]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "QosFC: Legends - Bobby Black". qosfc.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "East Fife Scottish Division 1 2017/2018 - Footymad". www.eastfife-mad.co.uk. Digital Sports Group.
- ^ "List of East Fife Players Capped for Scotland". Members.tripod.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Famous Fifers". Members.tripod.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/eastfife/eastfife.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Bobby Black". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Queens mourn passing of prolific scorer Black". The Scotsman. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Platinum protege Denny Johnstone has fine football pedigree". The Scotsman. 3 June 2010.