Bob Boyd (footballer)

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Robert Boyd (born in Whifflet Old Monkland on 2 July 1867, died in West Calder Midlothian on 11 August 1930) was a Scottish footballer who worked as a shale miner and played for Mossend Swifts, Leith Athletic, Third Lanark and Scotland. Bob Boyd played in 2 international matches in 1889 and 1891. He was the first player from the East of Scotland League to play for the Scottish National Team. [1]

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  1. ( Smith 2013 , p. 29)
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