Davie Robb
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2011) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Thomson Robb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Broughty Ferry, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1977 | Aberdeen | 251 | (77) |
| 1977–1978 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 42 | (21) |
| 1978–1979 | Norwich City | 5 | (1) |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Fury | 30 | (16) |
| 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | (0) |
| 1980 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 12 | (4) |
| 1980–1981 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Scotland U23[2] | 3 | (1) |
| 1971 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Thomson Robb (born 15 December 1947) is a Scottish former football player best known for playing for Aberdeen.
Career
Davie Robb was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1947. Affectionately known to Aberdeen supporters as "The Brush",[3] Robb scored 99 goals in 345 appearances with Aberdeen.[3] He scored the winning goal for Aberdeen in the 1976 Scottish League Cup Final. Upon leaving Aberdeen, he played in the USA and Canada, and had a short spell at English club Norwich City, before returning to Scotland to play three games for Dunfermline Athletic. He retired from football in 1981.
Honours
- Scottish Cup 1970
- Scottish League Cup 1976
References
- ^ "Davie Robb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=152
- ^ a b "Davie Robb". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
External links
- Davie Robb at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland international footballers
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Footballers from Dundee
- People from Broughty Ferry
- Association football forwards
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada