Bert Cromar

Robert Lindsay Cromar (8 October 1931 – 4 June 2007) was a Scottish amateur football right half and right back who made over 360 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He captained the club and later served as president.[3] Cromar represented Scotland at amateur level and captained the team on occasion.[4]

Bert Cromar
Personal information
Full name Robert Lindsay Cromar[1]
Date of birth 8 October 1931
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 4 June 2007(2007-06-04) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right half, right back, centre forward
Youth career
1948–1950 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1963 Queen's Park 366 (46)
National team
1951–1963 Scotland Amateurs 35 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Cromar was married with three children.[3] He rose to the position of joint-general manager of Bank of Scotland.[3][5]

Honours

Scotland Amateurs

  • FA Centenary Amateur International Tournament[6]

References
  1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – C". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. "Bert Cromar". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 221.


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