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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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| fullname =Roderick Alexander Munro<ref name="Hugman">{{cite web|url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/14225|title=Barry Hugman's Footballers - Roddie Munro|work=hugmansfootballers.com|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref>
| fullname = Roderick Alexander Munro<ref name="Hugman">{{hugman|14225|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aultbea]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Aultbea]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1976|1920|07}}
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1976|1920|07}}<ref name="coludata" />
|death_place = [[Cambridge]], England<ref name="Hugman" />
| death_place = [[Cambridge]], England<ref name="Hugman" />
| height =
| height =
| position = [[Full back (association football)|Full back]]
| position = [[Full back (association football)|Full back]]
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| years1 = 1938–1946
| clubs1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| clubs1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps1 =0
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 =0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1946–1953
| years2 = 1946–1953
| clubs2 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| clubs2 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps2 = 199
| caps2 = 199
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 =
| years3 = 1946
| clubs3 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
| clubs3 = → [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (guest)
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| caps3 = 1
| goals3 =
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| clubs4 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
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}}
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'''Roderick Alexander "Roddy" Munro''' (27 July 1920 – July 1976) was a Scottish professional [[association football|football]] [[Full back (association football)|full back]] who played for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]. He is best remembered for his seven years in the [[The Football League|Football League]] with Brentford, making over 200 appearances.
'''Roderick Alexander Munro''' (27 July 1920 – July 1976) was a Scottish professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Full back (association football)|full back]] for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]. He is best remembered for his seven years in the [[The Football League|Football League]] with Brentford, for whom he made over 200 appearances.


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Rangers ===
=== Rangers ===
A [[Full back (association football)|full back]], Munro began his career in [[Football in Scotland|Scotland]] as an amateur with [[Scottish Division One]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], before the breakout of the [[Second World War]] in 1939 and the [[Association football during World War II|suspension of professional football]] brought a halt to his career.<ref name="Timeless">{{Cite book|title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006|last=Haynes|first=Graham|last2=Coumbe|first2=Frank|publisher=Yore Publications|year=2006|isbn=978-0955294914|pages=43, 44}}</ref>
A [[Full back (association football)|full back]], Munro began his career in [[Football in Scotland|Scotland]] as an amateur with [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish League First Division]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 1938,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}</ref> but the breakout of the [[Second World War]] in 1939 and the [[Association football during World War II|suspension of professional football]] brought a halt to his career.<ref name="Timeless">{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |pages=43, 44}}</ref>


=== Brentford ===
=== Brentford ===
A year after the end of the Second World War in 1945, Munro joined [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] as an amateur, on the recommendation of [[Tom Manley (footballer)|Tom Manley]], with whom he had served in the [[Middle East]] during the war.<ref name="Timeless" /> He played the final five games of the [[1945–46 Brentford F.C. season|1945–46]] [[Football League North and South|Football League South]] season.<ref name="White">{{Cite book|title=100 Years Of Brentford|last=|first=|publisher=Brentford FC|year=1989|isbn=0951526200|editor-last=White|editor-first=Eric|location=|pages=379-382|quote=|via=}}</ref> Munro signed a professional contract in the summer of 1946 and with the resumption of league football, he made his debut in a 5–2 [[Football League Division One|Division One]] defeat to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on 28 September 1946.<ref name="White" /> He made 38 appearances in his debut season, which ended with the Bees suffering relegation to [[Football League Division Two|Division Two]].<ref name="White" /> Munro was a regular fixture in the team until the end of the [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]] season, when he departed [[Griffin Park]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He made 211 appearances during his time with the Bees.<ref name="Timeless" />
A year after the end of the Second World War in 1945, Munro joined [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] as an amateur, on the recommendation of [[Tom Manley (footballer)|Tom Manley]], with whom he had served in the [[Middle East]] during the war.<ref name="Timeless" /> He played the final five matches of the [[1945–46 Brentford F.C. season|1945–46]] [[Football League North and South|Football League South]] season.<ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=379–382}}</ref> Munro signed a professional contract during the 1946 off-season and with the resumption of [[English Football League|league football]], he made his debut in a 5–2 [[Football League First Division|First Division]] defeat to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on 28 September 1946.<ref name="White" /> He made 38 appearances in his [[1946–47 Brentford F.C. season|debut season]], which ended with the Bees suffering relegation to [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]].<ref name="White" /> Munro was a regular fixture in the team until the end of the [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]] season, when he departed [[Griffin Park]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He made 211 appearances during his time with the Bees.<ref name="Timeless" />


=== Cambridge City ===
=== Cambridge City ===
Munro saw out his career with a spell at [[Athenian League]] side [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]].<ref name="Timeless" />
Munro ended his career with at [[Athenian League]] club [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]].<ref name="Timeless" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Munro grew up in the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Aultbea]] in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland.<ref name="Timeless" /> He met his wife Sheena in [[Cairo]] while serving in the Second World War and they had two children.<ref name="Skegness">{{Cite web |url=http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/20-02-08-sheena-munro-nee-mackenzie-1-1336368 |title=20/02/08 - Sheena Munro (nee Mackenzie) |date=2008-02-20 |publisher=Skegness Standard |access-date=2014-08-25}}</ref> While with Brentford, Munro and his wife Sheena provided accommodation for Aultbea-native Hugh Urquhart, who failed to make the grade at the Bees and dropped into [[Non-League football|non-league football]].<ref name="Timeless" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/communit/p37/wk/pb/RJ2000c/rj2000_07_jul/jul21/Reflections/index.html |title=Pan-Ross - work - publishing |publisher=Ross and Cromarty Heritage |date= |accessdate=2014-08-25}}</ref> The couple settled in [[Hauxton|Hauxton, Cambridgeshire]] in the 1950s and worked for [[Fisons]].<ref name="Skegness" /> Munro died in 1976 and was survived by Sheena, who died in [[Skegness]] in February 2008.<ref name="Skegness" />
Munro grew up in the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Aultbea]] in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland.<ref name="Timeless" /> He met his wife Sheena in [[Cairo]] while serving in the Second World War and they had two children.<ref name="Skegness">{{Cite web |date=20 February 2008 |title=20/02/08 – Sheena Munro (nee Mackenzie) |url=http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/20-02-08-sheena-munro-nee-mackenzie-1-1336368 |access-date=25 August 2014 |publisher=Skegness Standard}}</ref> While with Brentford, Munro and his wife Sheena provided accommodation for Aultbea-native Hugh Urquhart, who failed to make the grade with the club and dropped into [[non-League football]].<ref name="Timeless" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pan-Ross – work – publishing |url=http://www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/communit/p37/wk/pb/RJ2000c/rj2000_07_jul/jul21/Reflections/index.html |access-date=25 August 2014 |publisher=Ross and Cromarty Heritage}}</ref> The couple settled in [[Hauxton|Hauxton, Cambridgeshire]] in the 1950s and worked for [[Fisons]].<ref name="Skegness" /> Munro died in 1976 and was survived by Sheena, who died in [[Skegness]] in February 2008.<ref name="Skegness" />


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! rowspan="2" |Season
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!Goals
!Goals
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[1946–47 Brentford F.C. season|1946–47]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1946–47 Brentford F.C. season|1946–47]]<ref name="White" />
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
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|0
|0
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
! colspan="2" |
!199
!199
!0
!0
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!0
!0
!211
!211
!0
|-
|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (guest)
|[[1945–46 Southern Football League|1945–46]]<ref name="coludata">{{Cite web |title=Roddie Munro – Players – Colchester United |url=https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=111 |access-date=2 February 2020 |website=www.coludata.co.uk}}</ref>
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]]
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |―
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!200
!0
!12
!0
!212
!0
!0
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 3 November 2024

Roddy Munro
Personal information
Full name Roderick Alexander Munro[1]
Date of birth (1920-07-27)27 July 1920
Place of birth Aultbea, Scotland
Date of death July 1976 (aged 55–56)[2]
Place of death Cambridge, England[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1946 Rangers 0 (0)
1946–1953 Brentford 199 (0)
1946 → Colchester United (guest) 1 (0)
Cambridge City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roderick Alexander Munro (27 July 1920 – July 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back for Brentford and Cambridge City. He is best remembered for his seven years in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made over 200 appearances.

Career

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Rangers

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A full back, Munro began his career in Scotland as an amateur with Scottish League First Division club Rangers in 1938,[3] but the breakout of the Second World War in 1939 and the suspension of professional football brought a halt to his career.[4]

Brentford

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A year after the end of the Second World War in 1945, Munro joined Brentford as an amateur, on the recommendation of Tom Manley, with whom he had served in the Middle East during the war.[4] He played the final five matches of the 1945–46 Football League South season.[5] Munro signed a professional contract during the 1946 off-season and with the resumption of league football, he made his debut in a 5–2 First Division defeat to Aston Villa on 28 September 1946.[5] He made 38 appearances in his debut season, which ended with the Bees suffering relegation to Second Division.[5] Munro was a regular fixture in the team until the end of the 1952–53 season, when he departed Griffin Park.[4] He made 211 appearances during his time with the Bees.[4]

Cambridge City

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Munro ended his career with at Athenian League club Cambridge City.[4]

Personal life

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Munro grew up in the hamlet of Aultbea in the Highlands of Scotland.[4] He met his wife Sheena in Cairo while serving in the Second World War and they had two children.[6] While with Brentford, Munro and his wife Sheena provided accommodation for Aultbea-native Hugh Urquhart, who failed to make the grade with the club and dropped into non-League football.[4][7] The couple settled in Hauxton, Cambridgeshire in the 1950s and worked for Fisons.[6] Munro died in 1976 and was survived by Sheena, who died in Skegness in February 2008.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1946–47[5] First Division 34 0 4 0 38 0
1947–48[5] Second Division 21 0 0 0 21 0
1948–49[5] 13 0 0 0 13 0
1949–50[5] 19 0 0 0 19 0
1950–51[5] 38 0 1 0 39 0
1951–52[5] 40 0 4 0 44 0
1952–53[5] 34 0 3 0 37 0
199 0 12 0 211 0
Colchester United (guest) 1945–46[2] Southern League 1 0 ― 1 0
Career total 200 0 12 0 212 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roddy Munro". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Roddie Munro – Players – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 43, 44. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 379–382. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b c "20/02/08 – Sheena Munro (nee Mackenzie)". Skegness Standard. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Pan-Ross – work – publishing". Ross and Cromarty Heritage. Retrieved 25 August 2014.


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