Bob Suart
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Suart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 1918 (aged 35–36)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Nord, France[3] | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Edgeley | |||
| 1903–1908 | Stockport County | 142 | (13) |
| 1908–1911 | Fulham | 97 | (1) |
| 1911–1915 | Port Vale | 130 | (4) |
| 1915–1917 | → Stockport County (guest) | 22 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Robert "Bob" Suart (1882 – 27 September 1918) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Fulham.[1] He was killed in action in World War I.
Football career
Suart played for Stockport County and Fulham, before joining Central League club Port Vale in July 1911.[2] He helped the "Valeites" to win the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912, the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913 and the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915.[2] Vale went into abeyance in 1915 and Suart began guesting for Stockport County.[2]
World War I
During the second year of the First World War in 1915, Suart enlisted as a private in the South Lancashire Regiment.[4] He transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment later that year and went on to see action at High Wood, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Le Transloy, Arras and the Third Battle of Ypres during 1916 and 1917.[4] His division was transferred to the Italian Front following the Third Battle of Ypres, but returned to France in April 1918.[4] Suart was killed during a German counter-attack near Gouzeaucourt on 27 September 1918, just over six weeks before the Armistice.[4] He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.[3]
Honours
- with Port Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup winner: 1912[2]
- Birmingham Senior Cup winner: 1913[2]
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1915[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 283. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bob Suart - Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-19.