Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Currie [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 1881 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1900 | Galston | ||
1900–1902 | Kilwinning Eglinton | ||
1902–1903 | Arthurlie | 16 | (12) |
1903 | Middlesbrough | 3 | (1) |
1903 | Kilwinning Eglinton | ||
1903– | Abercorn | ||
1906–1907 | Morton | 13 | (7) |
1906–1912 | Bury | 116 | (33) |
1912–1914 | Heart of Midlothian | 28 | (6) |
Darlington | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Currie was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his five years as a forward in the Football League with Bury. [1] [3] [4] He also played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Arthurlie and Morton. [5]
Currie's brothers Duncan and Sam also became footballers. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arthurlie | 1902–03 [5] | Scottish Second Division | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 12 | |
Middlesbrough | 1902–03 [3] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Abercorn | 1903–04 [5] | Scottish Second Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Morton | 1906–07 [5] | Scottish First Division | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 7 | |
Heart of Midlothian | 1912–13 [4] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 24 | 2 |
1913–14 [4] | Scottish First Division | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 15 | 7 | |
Total | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 9 | ||
Career total | 60 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 29 |
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