Bobby Rooney

Robert Rooney (8 July 1938 – 9 August 2016) was a Scottish footballer, who made 47 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City. He played as a winger.^[2]

Bobby Rooney

Personal information
Full name	Robert Rooney[1]
Date of birth	(1938-07-08)8 July 1938[1]
Place of birth	Cowie, Stirling,[1] Scotland
Date of death	9 August 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 78)
Place of death	Portsmouth, England
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
–1958	Clydebank Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1962	Sheffield United	14	(3)
1962–1963	Doncaster Rovers	5	(1)
1963–1964	Lincoln City	28	(3)
–	Gainsborough Trinity
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rooney was born in Cowie, Stirling,^[1] and began his football career with Clydebank Juniors in his native Scotland before joining English Second Division club Sheffield United in 1958.^[2] He played occasionally in his first two seasons with the club, but not thereafter.^[3] In the 1962–63 season, he was registered with three clubs: Sheffield United transferred him to Doncaster Rovers for a £5,000 fee in October 1962,^[4] but exchanged him for Lincoln City's Albert Broadbent soon afterwards.^[5] Rooney made his Lincoln debut in January 1963,^[1] yet at the end of the season, Lincoln confirmed that he was one of four players available for transfer.^[6] He made his last Lincoln appearance in December 1963^[1] before moving into English non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity.^[2]