{{short description|Association football player from Northern Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bobby Averell | fullname = Robert Averell<ref name="NIFG" /> | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1947}}<ref name="NASL" /> | birth_place = Magherafelt, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | position = Central defender | years1 = | clubs1 = Coleraine | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1968–1972 | clubs2 = Ballymena United | caps2 = 77 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 1972–1973 | clubs3 = Toronto Metros | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 1973–1978 | clubs4 = Ballymena United | caps4 = 77 | goals4 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 1969–1970 | nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland Amateurs | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''Robert Averell''' (born 1947) is a Northern Irish retired footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a central defender in the Irish League with Ballymena United.<ref name="NIFG">{{Cite web |title=Bobby Averell |url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/bobby-averell.html |access-date=14 December 2016 |website=nifootball.blogspot.co.uk}}</ref> He also played in the North American Soccer League for Toronto Metros.<ref name="NASL">{{Cite web |title=NASL-Bobby Averell |url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/A/Averell.Bobby.htm |access-date=14 December 2016 |website=www.nasljerseys.com}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{Expand section| * Ballymena United 1968–1972, 1973–74 and 1976–77 appearances * Ballymena United league and Irish Cup appearances|date=June 2023}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Irish Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3" |Toronto Metros |1972<ref name="NASL" /> |North American Soccer League |9 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 |- |1973<ref name="NASL" /> |North American Soccer League |15 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |15 |2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !24 !2 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !24 !2 |- | rowspan="4" |Ballymena United |1974–75<ref name="BallymenaStats">{{Cite web |title=Robert Averell {{!}} Player Statistics {{!}} Ballymena United |url=https://bufchistory.com/player.php?id=671 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Ballymena United Archive |language=en}}</ref> |Irish League |22 |2 |1 |0 |19<ref group="lower-alpha">10 appearances and 2 goals in Ulster Cup, 5 appearances in City Cup, 3 appearances in Gold Cup, 1 appearance in County Antrim Shield</ref> |2 |42 |4 |- |1975–76<ref name="BallymenaStats" /> |Irish League |0 |0 |0 |0 |14<ref group="lower-alpha">8 appearances in Ulster Cup, 3 appearances in City Cup, 3 appearances in Gold Cup</ref> |0 |14 |0 |- |1977–78<ref name="BallymenaStats" /> |Irish League |0 |0 |0 |0 |6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Ulster Cup</ref> |0 |6 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !22 !2 !1 !0 !39 !2 !62 !4 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !46 !4 !1 !0 !39 !2 !86 !6 |} <references group="lower-alpha" />
== Honours == '''Ballymena United'''
* City Cup: 1971–72<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballymena United Football Club – Club History |url=http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/history/history/clubhistory/history3_new.php |access-date=22 April 2020 |website=www.ballymenaunitedfc.com}}</ref> * Gold Cup: 1974–75<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballymena United 3 – 2 Glentoran {{!}} Wednesday, 13 November 1974 {{!}} Match Details |url=https://bufchistory.com/matchdetails.php?id=2739 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Ballymena United Archive |language=en}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Averell, Bobby}} Category:Association footballers from County Londonderry Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:NIFL Premiership players Category:Coleraine F.C. players Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:1947 births Category:Sportspeople from Magherafelt Category:Living people Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Category:Ballymena United F.C. players Category:Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Category:Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers Category:Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Canada Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
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