Bert Oswald

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Bert Oswald
Personal information
Full name Robert Raymond Broome Oswald [1]
Date of birth(1904-12-20)20 December 1904 [1]
Place of birth Bo'ness, Scotland [1]
Date of death 1961 (aged 56) [1]
Place of death Rochford, England [1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Linlithgow Rose
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1924–1926 Heart of Midlothian 1 (0)
1926–1928 Bo'ness
1928–1930 Reading
1930–1934 Sheffield United 106 (23)
1934–1938 Southend United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Raymond Broome "Bert" Oswald (born 20 December 1904, died 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Bo'ness, Scotland Oswald played as a junior for Linlithgow Rose before being signed by Heart of Midlothian in November 1924. [1] Oswald spent just over a year with Hearts but made only one league appearance before transferring to his home-town team Bo'ness in February 1926, with whom he won the Division Two title in 1927. [1]

In June 1928, Oswald followed manager Angus Wylie to Reading, [1] with the English side paying £400 for his services. [1] Making his Football League debut against Middlesbrough on 25 August 1928, [1] Oswald missed only two games over the next two seasons before being signed by Sheffield United who paid 'Boro £4,000 to take Oswald and Percy Thorpe to Bramall Lane. [1] Oswald was primarily used on the left-wing and played three seasons for United but the club were relegated during the 1933–34 season. [1]

Oswald moved to Southend United in May 1934 for £500 and remained with them until the outbreak of World War II, at which point he retired from playing. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 246. ISBN   978-1-874718-69-7.
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