Robert Barr (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kelburne | |||
| Park Royal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Black Watch | |||
| 1896–1910 | Third Lanark | 239 | (1) |
| 1910–1911 | Abercorn | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Barr was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark, making over 300 appearances for the Glasgow club in all competitions over 13 years.[1][2]
Career
Having joined the Warriors from a spell in the Army[3][4] where he had risen to the rank of captain in the Black Watch,[5] Barr won the Scottish Football League championship in 1903–04, playing in 24 of the 26 fixtures,[6][7] and played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals – a win over Rangers in 1905 via a replay[8][9] and a loss to Heart of Midlothian in 1906.[10]
In the first few years of his career between 1897 and 1901, he also won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup twice[11][12] and was a beaten finalist on a further occasion,[13] then claimed two winner's medals in the Glasgow Cup medals[14][15][16] and was a runner-up twice[17][18] in the space of five years between 1902 and 1907. A benefit match against Queen's Park was played in 1906.[19]
Despite his success at club level, Barr's sole representative appearance was for the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield in October 1906.[2] He had stiff competition for international recognition in his position from the likes of Nicol Smith, Tom Jackson, Donald McLeod and Andrew McCombie.
References
- ^ (Third Lanark player) Barr, Robert, FitbaStats
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Barr Robert Image 2 Third Lanark 1905, Vintage Footballers
- ^ St. Johnstone's team – notes on players, Dundee Evening Post, 3 October 1901, via Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Famous Players. | Robert Barr, 3rd L.R.V. The Scottish Referee, 7 April 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
- ^ Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
- ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
- ^ A 15ct gold and blue enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Scottish Football Association, Christie's Auctioneers, 1998
- ^ "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Third Lanark v Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: Mat 14, 1898), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final replay: May 23, 1901), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Glasgow Rangers v Third Lanark 6-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 15, 1897), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
- ^ Medals, Third Lanark AC 1872 - 1967
- ^ Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 9 October 1905, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 8 October 1906, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "A Soldier and a Man". The Scottish Referee, 21 May 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club