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Rab Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Morton, Third Lanark, Everton, East Stirlingshire, Bristol St George's, Grimsby Town, Celtic, Middlesbrough, Aberdeen, Motherwell and Scotland.

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Rab Macfarlane
Personal information
Date of birth 14 May 1876
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death 27 July 1943(1943-07-27) (aged 67)1
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Greenock Rosebery
1894–1896 Morton   27 (0)
1896–1897 Third Lanark  14 (0)
1897–1898 Everton  9 (0)
1898–1899 Bristol St George's  
1899–1900 East Stirlingshire  
1900 New Brampton  
1900–1901 Grimsby Town  18 (0)
1901–1902 Celtic   17 (0)
1902–1904 Middlesbrough   18 (0)
1904–1909 Aberdeen  111 (0)
1909 Motherwell   4 (0)
International career
18962 Scotland 1 (0)
18973 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Macfarlane (14 May 1876 – 27 July 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Morton,4 Third Lanark, Everton,5 East Stirlingshire, Bristol St George's, Grimsby Town, Celtic,6 Middlesbrough, Aberdeen,7 Motherwell8 and Scotland.911011

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition1213141516
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenock Morton 1894–95 Scottish Second Division 13 0 0 0 13 0
1895–96 14 0 1 0 15 0
Total 27 0 1 0 28 0
Third Lanark 1896–97 Scottish Division One 14 0 1 0 15 0
Everton 1897–98 First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Bristol St George's 1898–99 Bristol and District League - - - - - -
East Stirlingshire 1899–00 Unelected - - - - - -
New Brompton 1899–00 Southern League / TMC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grimsby Town 1900–01 Second Division 18 0 1 0 19 0
Celtic 1901–02 Scottish Division One 17 0 6 0 23 0
Middlesbrough 1902–03 First Division 18 0 1 0 19 0
1903–04 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 0 1 0 19 0
Aberdeen 1904–05 Scottish Division One 21 0 3 0 24 0
1905–06 30 0 2 0 32 0
1906–07 31 0 2 0 33 0
1907–08 29 0 4 0 33 0
Total 111 0 11 0 122 0
Motherwell 1908–09 Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 218+ 0+ 21+ 0+ 239+ 0+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year17
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1896 1 0
Total 1 0
References

References

  1. Litster, John (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian.
  2. "[Scotland player] Rab McFarlane". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "[SFL player] Rab McFarlane". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. They played for Scotland, Greenock Morton Supporters Trust
  5. Robert McFarlane, 11v11.com
  6. (Celtic player) McFarlane, Robert, FitbaStats
  7. Rab MacFarlane, AFC Heritage Trust
  8. Robert McFarlane, MotherWELLnet
  9. (Smith 2013, p. 161)
  10. Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane), Play Up Liverpool
  11. Famous Players. | Robert M'Farlane, Aberdeen. The Scottish Referee,17 February 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  12. kjehan (27 July 1943). "Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". "Play Up, Liverpool". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. "Celtic Player Robert McFarlane Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. "Robert McFarlane". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. "Robert Macfarlane | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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