bobby ancell

Left Back

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Squad Number:	3
Position:	Left Back
Date of Birth:	Friday, June 16, 1911
Birthplace:	Dumfries

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 9
Weight:	11st 10lbs
Signed:	07/01/1949

Aberdeen are likely to have a Scottish internationalist at left back in their North-Eastern League game against Dunfermline on Saturday. He is Robert Ancell, the former St Mirren defender, who is now a Newcastle player. He is in the Army.

Source: Press & Journal, 28th August 1941

Wartime guest player with Aberdeen, then signed as player coach 7th January 1949 and released 30th April 1949

A l t h o u g h one of Aberdeen's most recent acquisitions, he is no stranger to Pittodrie, having guested there frequently during the war. Now in his twentieth season as a professional footballer, he has worn Scotland's colours against each of the other three countries and vividly recalls the thrill of his first 'National against Ireland at Belfast in 1937 while playing with Newcastle. A linotype operator to trade, at present he is engaged full time on football. Most embarrassing moment was as a very young senior having none-too-happy a game against David Ness of Partick, who picked the ball from touch, threw it to Bobby, and said, "Here, son, have a kick at it now!'" Angling, gardening, and golf share his interests, and, playing off 4 handicap, he was runner-up in the Scottish Professional Footballers' Tournament last summer.

Source: Match Programme, 2nd April 1949

Aberdeen Debut

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
30/08/1941	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern League		0		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
30/04/1949	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,500	Start
20/04/1949	East Fife 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
16/04/1949	Rangers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
09/04/1949	Clyde 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
02/04/1949	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
26/03/1949	Queen of the South 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
19/03/1949	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
12/03/1949	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Albion Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
05/03/1949	Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	750	Start
26/02/1949	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
19/02/1949	Falkirk 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
12/02/1949	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	42,000	Start
05/02/1949	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Glenavon	Friendly	12,000	Start
29/01/1949	Aberdeen 0 - 2 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
22/01/1949	Third Lanark 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	26,000	Start
15/01/1949	Hibernian 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,500	Start
08/01/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
29/04/1944	Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Mitchell Cup	5,740	Start
01/04/1944	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic	Mitchell Cup	6,000	Start
25/03/1944	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern League	4,000	Start
04/03/1944	Falkirk 2 - 10 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	2,500	Start
19/02/1944	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
12/02/1944	Rangers 3 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	0	Start
05/02/1944	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Falkirk	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
29/01/1944	Dundee United 1 - 7 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
15/01/1944	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	North Eastern League	0	Start
08/01/1944	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	1,500	Start
03/01/1944	Aberdeen 0 - 0 East Fife	North Eastern League	0	Start
01/01/1944	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	North Eastern League	8,000	Start
18/12/1943	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Rangers	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	10,000	Start
04/12/1943	Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	3,000	Start
27/11/1943	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Raith Rovers	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	5,000	Start
20/11/1943	Falkirk 2 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	0	Start
09/10/1943	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
02/10/1943	Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 1 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
18/09/1943	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Falkirk	North Eastern League	7,000	Start
11/09/1943	Dundee United 2 - 0 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,500	Start
04/09/1943	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
28/08/1943	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Rangers	North Eastern League	12,000	Start
21/08/1943	Raith Rovers 3 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
14/08/1943	Aberdeen 7 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern League	10,000	Start
17/07/1943	St. Mirren 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	20,000	Start
29/05/1943	Aberdeen 6 - 2 Raith Rovers	Mitchell Cup	14,000	Start
22/05/1943	Aberdeen 4 - 5 British Army	Benefit Match	25,000	Start
15/05/1943	Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Mitchell Cup	10,000	Start
08/05/1943	Raith Rovers ABANDONED 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Mitchell Cup	2,000	Start
01/05/1943	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Hibernian	Mitchell Cup	15,000	Start
24/04/1943	Hibernian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Mitchell Cup	10,000	Start
17/04/1943	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Morton	Friendly	8,000	Start
10/04/1943	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dunfermline Athletic	Mitchell Cup	12,000	Start
03/04/1943	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Mitchell Cup	3,500	Start
27/03/1943	Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 0 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	2,000	Start
13/03/1943	Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
06/03/1943	Aberdeen 4 - 1 East Fife	North Eastern League	12,000	Start
27/02/1943	Aberdeen 8 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	North Eastern League	16,000	Start
20/02/1943	Rangers 1 - 2 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	3,000	Start
06/02/1943	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 6 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	2,500	Start
30/01/1943	East Fife 1 - 0 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	2,500	Start
23/01/1943	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern League	6,000	Start
16/01/1943	Hibernian 0 - 5 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	0	Start
09/01/1943	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Raith Rovers	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
02/01/1943	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Rangers	North Eastern League	7,000	Start
26/12/1942	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	12,000	Start
19/12/1942	Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 3 Aberdeen	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	3,500	Start
12/12/1942	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Raith Rovers	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	8,000	Start
05/12/1942	Raith Rovers 2 - 6 Aberdeen	North Eastern Supplementary Cup	2,000	Start
07/11/1942	Heart of Midlothian 5 - 3 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	7,000	Start
31/10/1942	Aberdeen 1 - 1 East Fife	North Eastern League	6,000	Start
24/10/1942	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee United	North Eastern League	7,000	Start
17/10/1942	Hibernian 0 - 7 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
10/10/1942	Aberdeen 8 - 1 Raith Rovers	North Eastern League	8,000	Start
13/09/1941	Aberdeen 7 - 1 St. Bernards	North Eastern League	0	Start
06/09/1941	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	North Eastern League	10,000	Start
30/08/1941	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	North Eastern League	0	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1948-49	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	1	0	0
1943-44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	8
1942-43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	6
1941-42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Totals:	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	58	0	14
Total Appearances/Goals:														16	0

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