Bobby Beale

Bobby Beale
Personal information
Full name Robert Hughes Beale
Date of birth (1884-01-08)8 January 1884
Place of birth Maidstone, Kent, England
Date of death 5 October 1950(1950-10-05) (aged 66)
Place of death Dymchurch, Kent, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1905 Maidstone United
1905–1908 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (0)
1908–1912 Norwich City
1912–1919 Manchester United 105 (0)
1915–1916Arsenal (guest)
1919–1920 Gillingham 12 (0)
1920–1921 Maidstone United
1921 Manchester United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Hughes Beale (8 January 1884 – 5 October 1950) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Maidstone, Kent, he played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City before joining Football League side Manchester United in 1912. After the First World War, he returned to the Southern League with Gillingham.