Bobby Ancell
Bobby Ancell
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert Francis Dudgeon Ancell | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 July 1987 (aged 76) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mid Annandale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1937 | St Mirren | 158 | (0) |
| 1936–1939 | Newcastle United | 97 | (1) |
| 1946–1948 | Dundee | 58 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Aberdeen | 15 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Dundee | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 334 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1936 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1950–1952 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 1952–1955 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1955–1965 | Motherwell | ||
| 1965–1968 | Dundee | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Francis Dudgeon "Bobby" Ancell (16 June 1911 – 5 July 1987) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a left back and was capped twice by the Scotland national football team.
Born in Dumfries on 16 June 1911, Bobby Ancell grew up with a marked aptitude for sport, thanks in no small part to his father, a physical training instructor at Dumfries Academy. As a teenager, he represented his home town at both cricket and rugby and one of his first jobs was as an assistant golf professional, a sport in which he retained a keen interest, eventually playing off a handicap of three.
Ancell's playing career began with local side Mid Annandale, from where he moved to St Mirren in 1930. He was a stylish, intelligent full back. Ancell stayed with the Paisley club for six years where the best league finishes were fifth in 1932 and seventh in 1933. In 1934 he played for St Mirren in a Scottish Cup final defeat against Rangers in front of a crowd of 113,430. However the team was in decline and was relegated in 1935. This was the only relegation of Ancell's career as either player or manager. The drop of a division was short lived though and promotion straight back up followed the season after.
Ancell was signed by Newcastle United for a fee of £2,750 for the start of season 1936-37 in English football. Within months of joining Newcastle, Ancell received international recognition. He made his Scotland debut in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland. He second and last cap was shortly after in the season against Wales. Ancell received a third, unofficial cap, against England in December 1939 played at Newcastle's St. James' Park.
He returned north upon the outbreak of World War II, Ancell served the war as a PT instructor as many players did. Guesting for numerous teams before joining Dundee in 1944, he had a spell as coach to the Norwegian army. Ancell helped Dundee lift the Second Division championship in 1946/47. The first season back in the top flight ended in fourth spot.
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