Bob Humphries
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Humphries[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hindhead,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 1988 (aged 54)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Spain[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Eastbourne United | ||
| 1956 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (2) |
| 1957–1960 | Millwall | 47 | (4) |
| 1960 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1960–1961 | Hastings United | ||
| 1961–1962 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1962–196? | Hastings United | ||
| 196?–1966 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| 1966–1968 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Bognor Regis Town (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Humphries (4 July 1933 – 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half or inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall.
Life and career
[edit]Humphries was born in Hindhead, Surrey, in 1933. He was on the books of Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur and then played for Sussex County League club Eastbourne United. After a month's trial with First Division club Sheffield United, he signed professional forms in February 1956.[3][4] He never made a league appearance, and moved on later that same year to Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he made his debut in the Football League in November.[2] Humphries made ten appearances in the Third Division South for Albion, scoring twice, before joining another third-tier club, Millwall. After three years and 47 league appearances,[1] he returned to non-league football with Chelmsford City,[5] Hastings United,[2] Cambridge United, a return to Hastings, where he was a member of the team promoted to the Southern League Premier Division in 1962–63,[6] Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Bognor Regis Town, where he acted as player-manager.[2] Humphries died in a car accident in Spain in 1988 at the age of 54.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Bob Humphries". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Tailpieces". Eastbourne Herald. 5 November 1955. p. 17.
- ^ "Bob Humphries turns professional". Eastbourne Gazette. 8 February 1956. p. 14.
- ^ "Hatsell at Yiewsley", Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette, 25 August 1960, p. 13
- ^ Elms, Philip (1988). Claret and blue. The story of Hastings United F.C. Hastings: 1066 Newspapers. pp. 16–18.
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- 1933 births
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- People from Hindhead
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Eastbourne United A.F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Hastings United F.C. (1948) players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Tunbridge Wells F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
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- Bognor Regis Town F.C. managers
- Road incident deaths in Spain
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