Robert Cunning

association football player (1930-1983)

Robert 'Bobby' Robertson Innes Cunning (12 February 1930 – 24 January 1983)[2] was a footballer from Scotland. Cunning was born on 12 February 1930 in Dunfermline, Scotland.[2] He played for Sunderland, Hamilton and the Rangers football clubs. He was a striker.

Bobby Cunning
Personal information
Full name Robert Robertson Innes Cunning
Date of birth (1930-02-12)12 February 1930
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death 24 January 1983(1983-01-24) (aged 52)[1]
Place of death Dunoon,[1] Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Port Glasgow Athletic
1950–1951 Sunderland 4 (0)
1951–1954 Hamilton Academical 58 (23)
1954–1955 Rangers 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1951, Cunning was on the Sunderland roster playing outside left.[3] In 1952 and 1953, he was on the Hamilton roster.[4] In the 1953/54 season, he played 19 games and scored 2 goals for Hamilton. In 1954, he signed to the Rangers for £2,500.[5] His first match for Rangers was against Clyde in the Glasgow Cup. This was on 9 September 1954 when he was 24. Cunning played seven games for the Rangers.[6] His vision problems ended his career. Cunning died 24 January, 1983 in Dunoon, Scotland.[2]

References change

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bobby Cunning". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. "All Sunderland football club players: 1951". AFS Enterprises Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. Peter McLeish (5 September 2006). "A Brief History of Hamilton Academical Football Club". Hamilton Accies FC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Club History". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank/Accies Trust. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. "Cunning, Robert Robertson". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2015.