Bobby Cumming
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Cumming[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Albion Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| Baillieston Juniors | |||
| 1974–1987 | Grimsby Town | 365 | (58) |
| 1987–1988 | Lincoln City | ||
| 1988–1990 | Albany Capitals | ||
| Lincoln City | |||
| Grimsby Borough | |||
| Albany Capitals | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Cumming (born 7 December 1955) is a Scottish former footballer. A combative defender or midfielder who spent the majority of his career at Grimsby Town, where he is remembered for the ferocity of his tackling,[3] before joining Lincoln City in 1987. He was an integral part of Lincoln's Conference winning team and was rewarded by being voted the player of the season. He went on to enjoy another two seasons with the Imps in the Football League, and was voted 23rd in the top 100 Lincoln City league legends.[4]
He emigrated to the United States in 1990, settling in Kendallville, Indiana and working as a finishing supervisor at MTA in Auburn, Indiana.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Interview with Bobby Cumming
- Grimsby Town at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- Living people
- 1955 births
- People from Kendallville, Indiana
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- American Soccer League (1988–89) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Grimsby Borough F.C. players
- Albany Capitals players
- Baillieston Juniors F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States