Bobby Rooney

Bobby Rooney

Personal information
Full name	Robert Rooney[1]
Date of birth	8 July 1938[1]
Place of birth	Cowie, Stirling,[1] Scotland
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
195?–1958	Clydebank
1958–1962	Sheffield United	14	(3)
1962–1963	Doncaster Rovers	5	(1)
1963–1964	Lincoln City	28	(3)
–	Gainsborough Trinity
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Robert Rooney (born 8 July 1938), known as Bob or Bobby Rooney, is a Scottish former footballer who made 47 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City. He played as a winger.^[2]

Rooney was born in Cowie, Stirling,^[1] and began his football career with Clydebank in his native Scotland before joining English Second Division club Sheffield United in 1958.^[2] He played occasionally in his first two seasons with the club, but not thereafter.^[3] In the 1962–63 season, he was registered with three different clubs: Sheffield United transferred him to Doncaster Rovers for a £5,000 fee in October 1962,^[4] but exchanged him for Lincoln City's Albert Broadbent soon afterwards.^[5] Rooney made his Lincoln debut in January 1963,^[1] yet at the end of the season, Lincoln confirmed that he was one of four players available for transfer.^[6] He made his last Lincoln appearance in December 1963^[1] before moving into English non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity.^[2]

References

1. "Bobby Rooney". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
2. "Bobby Rooney". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
3. "Club: Sheffield Utd". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013. (registration required)
4. "Bobby Rooney". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
5. "Albert Broadbent". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
6. "Four on offer". Daily Mirror. 13 June 1963. p. 27.