Bobby Combe

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Bobby Combe
Personnel
Surname James Robert Combe
birthday January 29, 1924
place of birth Leith , Edinburgh ,  Scotland
date of death January 19, 1991
size 1.70 m
position Midfield / striker
Juniors
Years station
Inveresk Athletic
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1941-1957 Hibernian Edinburgh 257 (53)
1959-1960 Dumbarton FC
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1948 Scotland 3 0(1)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1957-1959 Hibernian Edinburgh
1959-1960 Dumbarton FC
1 Only league games are given.

James Robert "Bobby" Combe (born January 29, 1924 in Leith , Edinburgh ; † January 19, 1991 ) was a Scottish football player who acted at the beginning of his active career in attack and later in midfield .

Life

Club player

After training at his hometown club Inveresk Athletic , the then 17-year-old Bobby Combe moved to the nearby capital club Hibernian Edinburgh for the 1941/42 season , where he spent almost his entire adult career.

At the Hibs Combe first played in the storm row until a few years later Bobby Johnstone, who played in the same position, had contested his previous position and Combe was henceforth promoted to midfield.

Combe was a regular player for what is arguably the best team in the club's history, the Hibs, who were able to win three of their four championship titles between 1947/48 and 1951/52 (the first title win dates from the 1902/03 season). In addition, the Hibs narrowly missed two more championship titles in this era, when they were runner-up behind the Glasgow Rangers in 1949/50 with only one point behind and in 1952/53 only because of the poorer goal quotient (1.82 versus 2.05) .

National player

In 1948 Combe played a total of three international appearances for the Scottish national team and scored his only international goal in the 2-0 win over Belgium on April 28, 1948.

Combe was also part of the Scottish World Cup squad in 1954 . However, the team only traveled to the World Cup with 13 players and Combe was among the other nine who stayed at home, so he was consequently without a World Cup appearance.

Trainer

After the (provisional) end of his active career, Combe was entrusted with the coaching post of his long-term club in 1957. He then worked in the 1959/60 season as a player-coach for FC Dumbarton .

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personal data
SURNAME Combe, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Combe, James Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Leith , Edinburgh , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1991