Bobby Park (footballer, born 1946)

Robert Clydesdale Park (3 July 1946 – 23 July 2019) was a Scottish footballer.

Bobby Park

Personal information
Full name	Robert Clydesdale Park[1]
Date of birth	(1946-07-03)3 July 1946[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death	23 July 2019(2019-07-23) (aged 73)
Position(s)	Wing half, inside Forward
Youth career
	Middlesbrough
1961–1963	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1969	Aston Villa	75	(7)
1969–1972	Wrexham	102	(8)
1972–1973	Peterborough United	18	(1)
1973–1974	Northampton Town	24	(0)
1974–1975	Hartlepool United	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Park would come up through the Aston Villa youth ranks, signing as a professional with them in 1963.^[1]

Park would stay at Villa for 6 years, before moving to Wrexham^[2] where he made over 100 appearances for the Welsh club.^[3]

After his time at Wrexham, he would spend a season at Peterborough United, a season at Northampton Town and a season at Hartlepool United.^[3]

Death

Park died on 23 July 2019 after a battle with cancer.^[4]