Bob Herrod

Edwin Robert Herrod (1866 – 1918),[1][2] born in Radford, Nottingham, was an English footballer who played as a forward.[3]

Bob Herrod
Personal information
Full name Edwin Robert Herrod
Date of birth 1866
Place of birth Radford, Nottingham, England
Date of death 1918 (aged 52)
Place of death Derby, England
Position(s) Inside right / Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?−1890 Derby St Luke's
1890−1891 Doncaster Rovers (10)
1891 Leicester Fosse 7 (0)
1891−? Rotherham Town
Derby Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a 15-year-old, he lived in Derby earning his living as a gimp maker.[4]

After moving from Derby St Luke's, he became a top scoring winger for Doncaster Rovers in the Midland Alliance for the 1890−91 season, netting 14 times in all League and cup games.[5] This attracted attention from Leicester Fosse from the Midland League who signed him in September 1891.

After one goal in eight games, he moved to Rotherham Town.[3] He scored in a record 11−0 defeat of Leicester in April 1892, where Leicester were disadvantaged by having to play with only ten men as a player didn't turn up.[6] He later played for Derby Town.[3]

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

  • Midland Alliance League

Runner up: 1890−91

Champions: 1890−91

References

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