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Bob Priday

Bob Priday

The South African was a useful winger, who played on both flanks. His signing took place on the liner Capetown Castle at Southampton docks after arriving from Cape Town. He made four appearances in the 1946 FA Cup competition but the nine games he was selected for when the national leagues resumed in 1946/47 were not quite enough to qualify him for a League Championship medal. However, he made an important impact at the end of that marathon season that turned out to be absolutely priceless. A second-half strike earned a point at Brentford on...

Born:
29 March 1925
Place of Birth:
Cape Town, South Africa
Died:
30 September 1998
Other Clubs:
Cape Town City, Blackburn Rovers (1949-51), Clitheroe (1951-52), Northwich Victoria (1952), Accrington Stanley (1952-53), Rochdale (1953)
Signed from:
Cape Town City
Joined Liverpool:
28.11.1945
Contract Expiry:
16.03.1949
Debut:
05 Jan 1946
First goal:
17 May 1947
Last goal:
10 Jan 1948
Last appearance:
05 Mar 1949
Games/goals ratio:
6.67
Games/assists ratio:
3.64
Win ratio:
50% W:15 D:0 L:15
Wartime: Apps / Goals:
16 / 4
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
34 / 5 / 10
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
40 / 6 / 11
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 34 6 0 0 0 40
1945-1946 0 4 0 0 0 4
1946-1947 9 0 0 0 0 9
1947-1948 21 2 0 0 0 23
1948-1949 4 0 0 0 0 4
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 5 1 0 0 0 6
1945-1946 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946-1947 1 0 0 0 0 1
1947-1948 4 1 0 0 0 5
1948-1949 0 0 0 0 0 0

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