Robert Brown Bennie (28 September 1873 – 1 October 1945) was a Scottish

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who played in the

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for

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. He came into consideration for an international

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in 1902, taking part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial, but this did not lead on to selection for

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. He was a member of a footballing family: older brother Peter (a teammate at St Mirren) and younger brother John had short careers in Scotland, nephew

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played for

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in the 1920s and nephew Bob played for Scotland in the same period.Greatest XI - 6. Central Midfielder
Airdrieonians F.C., 18 March 2016

References

1873 births 1945 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Royal Albert F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Footballers from Falkirk (council area) People from Polmont 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1870s-stub