Robert Barr (footballer)

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Robert Barr
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Kelburne
Park Royal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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References

  1. ↑ (Third Lanark player) Barr, Robert, FitbaStats
  2. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Barr Robert Image 2 Third Lanark 1905, Vintage Footballers
  4. ↑ St. Johnstone's team – notes on players, Dundee Evening Post, 3 October 1901, via Play Up Liverpool
  5. ↑ Famous Players. | Robert Barr, 3rd L.R.V. The Scottish Referee, 7 April 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ↑ One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
  7. ↑ Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
  8. ↑ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
  9. ↑ A 15ct gold and blue enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Scottish Football Association, Christie's Auctioneers, 1998
  10. ↑ "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Third Lanark v Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: Mat 14, 1898), Play Up Liverpool
  12. ↑ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final replay: May 23, 1901), Play Up Liverpool
  13. ↑ Glasgow Rangers v Third Lanark 6-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 15, 1897), Play Up Liverpool
  14. ↑ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  15. ↑ Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
  16. ↑ Medals, Third Lanark AC 1872 - 1967
  17. ↑ Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 9 October 1905, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  18. ↑ Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 8 October 1906, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  19. ↑ "A Soldier and a Man". The Scottish Referee, 21 May 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
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