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Bobby Skinner
Date of Birth: 06-02-1900
Position: Striker
Joined: 13-02-1924
Appearances: 127
Substitute Appearances:
Goals: 120
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs: Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Morton
Subsequent Clubs:
Born: Glasgow
Debut against Vale of Leven
Last game against Queen`s Park SL1
If there was one player who did more than any other to help the club gain promotion for the first time ever it has to be Bobby Skinner. His arrival marked the end of a period of mediocrity and underachievement and gave the supporters their first real idol since Andy Wilson. Bobby`s style may have been the antithesis of Wilson`s but when it came to providing goals and inspirational leadership he was undoubtedly the equal of the Scottish international.
A bustling and fearless centre forward who had achieved little of note in brief spells with St. Mirren and Morton, Bobby scored on his Dunfermline debut, a 2-1 win at Vale of Leven on 13th February 1924, and went on to net five more before the season`s end despite a run of five matches without a goal.
Although he had won over the fans, the management remained unconvinced and a disagreement over his share of the transfer fee as well as a demand to be paid over the close season led to his transfer to Ayr United for £150. While the Pars plummeted to the foot of the Second Division, Bobby couldn`t settle at Ayr so the committee rectified its mistake by bringing him back to East End in November 1924 for half of what it had received for him.
He gave an indication of what he was capable of by scoring 22 goals in as many matches that season but it was in 1925/26 that Bobby wrote his name into the record books as the Pars lifted the Second Division championship.
Helped to a certain extent by an amendment to the offside law that required two rather than three defenders to be between the attacking player and the goal, Bobby had the pace to take advantage of any hesitation. Superbly fed by the left-wing duo of Stein and Dickson, Bobby used his acceleration, bravery and fearsome shooting power to devastating effect, his incredible total of 53 goals in 37 appearances creating a Scottish record that has only once been exceeded.
He twice scored five goals in a game as well as four other hat-tricks and the final tally could have been even higher but for a reluctance to take penalties and an unfortunate habit of blasting the ball over when a more delicate touch was required.
Bobby`s 25 goals in 1926/27 kept Dunfermline in the First Division but during the following season, with the club in a precarious position both on and off the park, he was sold to Airdrie for £2,500, a few weeks after he had been capped by the Scottish League.
Bobby`s single-season club record will be extremely hard to beat and his total of 120 goals remains the second highest in the history of Dunfermline Athletic.
A bustling and fearless centre-forward who had achieved little of note in brief spells with St. Mirren and Morton, Bobby scored on his Dunfermline debut, a 2-1 win at Vale of Leven on 13 February 1924.
Bobby used his acceleration, bravery and fearsome shooting power to devastating effect, his incredible total of 53 goals in 37 appearances creating a Scottish record that has only once been exceeded. His total of 120 goals remains the second highest in the history of Dunfermline Athletic.
The following season he almost single-handedly kept the club in the First Division but, with Athletic in a precarious position both on and off the field, he was sold to Airdrie in November 1927 for £2500.
Bobby broke his right leg in his first match for the Diamonds but fortunately recovered to play a further three seasons, finishing with a very creditable 193 goals in 259 appearances in Scottish football.
Bobby was the first Dunfermline player to be capped by the Scottish League, scoring in a 2-1 win over the Irish League in Belfast in October 1927.
Only Charlie Dickson has scored more often for the Pars but not even he could match Bobby`s ratio of 120 goals in 127 appearances.
Position: Striker
Joined: 13-02-1924
Appearances: 127
Substitute Appearances:
Goals: 120
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs: Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Morton
Subsequent Clubs:
Born: Glasgow
Debut against Vale of Leven
Last game against Queen`s Park SL1
If there was one player who did more than any other to help the club gain promotion for the first time ever it has to be Bobby Skinner. His arrival marked the end of a period of mediocrity and underachievement and gave the supporters their first real idol since Andy Wilson. Bobby`s style may have been the antithesis of Wilson`s but when it came to providing goals and inspirational leadership he was undoubtedly the equal of the Scottish international.
A bustling and fearless centre forward who had achieved little of note in brief spells with St. Mirren and Morton, Bobby scored on his Dunfermline debut, a 2-1 win at Vale of Leven on 13th February 1924, and went on to net five more before the season`s end despite a run of five matches without a goal.
Although he had won over the fans, the management remained unconvinced and a disagreement over his share of the transfer fee as well as a demand to be paid over the close season led to his transfer to Ayr United for £150. While the Pars plummeted to the foot of the Second Division, Bobby couldn`t settle at Ayr so the committee rectified its mistake by bringing him back to East End in November 1924 for half of what it had received for him.
He gave an indication of what he was capable of by scoring 22 goals in as many matches that season but it was in 1925/26 that Bobby wrote his name into the record books as the Pars lifted the Second Division championship.
Helped to a certain extent by an amendment to the offside law that required two rather than three defenders to be between the attacking player and the goal, Bobby had the pace to take advantage of any hesitation. Superbly fed by the left-wing duo of Stein and Dickson, Bobby used his acceleration, bravery and fearsome shooting power to devastating effect, his incredible total of 53 goals in 37 appearances creating a Scottish record that has only once been exceeded.
He twice scored five goals in a game as well as four other hat-tricks and the final tally could have been even higher but for a reluctance to take penalties and an unfortunate habit of blasting the ball over when a more delicate touch was required.
Bobby`s 25 goals in 1926/27 kept Dunfermline in the First Division but during the following season, with the club in a precarious position both on and off the park, he was sold to Airdrie for £2,500, a few weeks after he had been capped by the Scottish League.
Bobby`s single-season club record will be extremely hard to beat and his total of 120 goals remains the second highest in the history of Dunfermline Athletic.
A bustling and fearless centre-forward who had achieved little of note in brief spells with St. Mirren and Morton, Bobby scored on his Dunfermline debut, a 2-1 win at Vale of Leven on 13 February 1924.
Bobby used his acceleration, bravery and fearsome shooting power to devastating effect, his incredible total of 53 goals in 37 appearances creating a Scottish record that has only once been exceeded. His total of 120 goals remains the second highest in the history of Dunfermline Athletic.
The following season he almost single-handedly kept the club in the First Division but, with Athletic in a precarious position both on and off the field, he was sold to Airdrie in November 1927 for £2500.
Bobby broke his right leg in his first match for the Diamonds but fortunately recovered to play a further three seasons, finishing with a very creditable 193 goals in 259 appearances in Scottish football.
Bobby was the first Dunfermline player to be capped by the Scottish League, scoring in a 2-1 win over the Irish League in Belfast in October 1927.
Only Charlie Dickson has scored more often for the Pars but not even he could match Bobby`s ratio of 120 goals in 127 appearances.
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