Bobby Prentice (27 September 1953 – 16 September 2019)[2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Douglas Water, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 2019 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newtongrange Star | |||
| 1971–1973 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | Heart of Midlothian | 145 | (12) |
| 1979–1981 | Toronto Blizzard | 29 | (0) |
| 1980–81 | Toronto Blizzard (indoor) | 18 | (28) |
| 1981–1983 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 59 | (24) |
| 1984 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 21 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Prentice started his senior career with Celtic, but did not make a league appearance for the club. He joined Hearts on 18 August 1973. Bobby made 209 appearances for Hearts, his last on 28 April 1979. He scored 20 goals for the club and was noted as a fast outside left.[3] Prentice then played for Toronto Blizzard for three seasons from 1979 to 1981 (0 goals in 29 appearances), plus one indoor season (28 goals in 18 appearances).[4] After playing indoor football for Baltimore Blast from 1981 to 1983 (24 goals in 59 appearances) and Buffalo Stallions in 1984 (3 goals in 21 appearances), Prentice returned to Scotland in 1984 and lived in Dalkeith.[4]
He played for Scotland under-23s on four occasions, scoring in a match against Denmark.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Rab Prentice - Scotland Football League Record from 20 Mar 1974 to 20 Mar 1974 clubs - Heart of Midlothian".
- ^ Sked, Joel (17 September 2019). "Bobby Prentice, Hearts legend who played over 200 games, dies at 65". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Bobby Prentice - Hearts Career - from 04 Aug 1973 to 28 Apr 1979". Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Speed, David (17 September 2019). "Bobby Prentice". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian FC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Mike Smith | A Fortysomething Hearts Supporter". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Prentice". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
edit- Bobby Prentice at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL/MISL stats