Bobby Veck
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Veck | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Titchfield, England | ||
Date of death | 14 May 1999 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Canterbury, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
1938–1939 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1950 | Southampton | 23 | (2) |
1950–1951 | Gillingham | 36 | (12) |
1951–1952 | Chelmsford City | ||
1952–???? | Canterbury City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Veck (1 April 1920 – 14 May 1999) was an English
Playing career
Southampton
Veck was born in Titchfield, Hampshire and was a member of Southampton's nursery side in 1938, scoring 14 goals in 11 junior League and Cup matches,[1] before the war interrupted his football career.
During the war, he joined the
Following his
Veck reclaimed the No. 11 shirt at the end of the season, but in
In July 1950, Veck was transferred to Gillingham for £3000.[1] During his four League seasons at The Dell, Veck made 23 League and 4 FA Cup appearances, scoring three goals. In three of those seasons, the "Saints" narrowly missed promotion, finishing third in 1947–48, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an 8-point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in 1949–50 they were to be denied promotion by 0.06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United.[4]
Gillingham
At Gillingham, Veck spent
He dropped out of League football in 1951, spending a season with
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. pp. 110–111.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. pp. 116–117.