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Scottish footballer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1888(Glenboig, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Death:
1954(East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom)
The details
Biography
Robert McSkimming (29 May 1885 – 22 December 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Albion Rovers (two spells), The Wednesday, Motherwell (on a long-term loan during World War I) and Helensburgh, as a centre half.
McSkimming was selected to play for Scotland in an unofficial international in 1918.
He emigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s; another branch of the family had done so several decades earlier, including cousin Peter McSkimming who was a noted politician and businessman.