Robert Rankin (7 April 1905 – 25 August 1954) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for hometown club St Mirren over two spells, and for Dundee and Clyde, mainly as an inside left.[2] He gained three caps for Scotland in 1929, scoring twice.

Bobby Rankin
Personal information
Full name Robert Rankin
Date of birth 7 April 1905
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 25 August 1954(1954-08-25) (aged 49)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning
Strathclyde  
1926–1933 St Mirren  187 (67)
1933–1934 Beith  
1934–1935 Dundee  27 (7)
1935–1937 Clyde  58 (17)
1937–1942 St Mirren  62 (20)
Total 334 (111)
International career
1929[1] Scotland 3 (2)
Managerial career
1945–1954 St Mirren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He later acted as a director of St Mirren then served as manager of the club for eight seasons from 1946 (plus one wartime campaign prior to that), and was still in the post when he died in 1954 aged 49.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "[Scotland player, including unofficial matches] Robert Rankin". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Holmes, Jeff (24 June 2013). "Rankin deserves his place in the pantheon of St Mirren greats". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ (St Mirren manager) Rankin, Bobby, FitbaStats
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