Bob McFarlane | |
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Born |
17 January 1887 Maryhill, Scotland |
Died |
June 1955[1] Clarkston, Scotland | (aged 68)
Robert Angus McFarlane (17 January 1887 – June 1955) was a Scottish professional football inside left who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park , Partick Thistle, Arbroath and Dundee United .[2][3]
Personal life[]
Prior to the First World War, McFarlane worked as a marine engineer in the Glasgow shipyards on the Clyde.[1] As a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he joined the Royal Navy during the war.[1] After the war, McFarlane studied engineering at the Royal Technical College and later went into business in Arbroath.[1] After selling the business, he moved to Bearsden and became District Superintendent with the local council.[4] McFarlane served with the Auxiliary Fire Service during the Second World War and was involved during the Clydebank Blitz.[4]
Honours[]
Arbroath
- Forfarshire Cup: 1923–24[4]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1918–19[2] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
1919–20[2] | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
Partick Thistle | 1919–20[5] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
1920–21[5] | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 14 | 5 | |||
1921–22[5] | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
1922–23[5] | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 9 | |||
1923–24[5] | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | 60 | 17 | |||
Arbroath | 1923–24[5] | Scottish Second Division | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 9 | |
1924–25[5] | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 38 | 17 | |||
1925–26[5] | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
1926–27[5] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 74 | 29 | 7 | 1 | — | 81 | 30 | |||
Dundee United (loan) | 1925–26[3] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 158 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 176 | 50 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "1955 – Bob McFarlane – The Partick Thistle History Archive". http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1955+-+Bob+McFarlane. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/mc/mcfarlanera.htm. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bob McFarlane – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=1148. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 McCrossan, Frank. "QUEEN’S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 – THE QUEEN’S PARK MEN WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED AS AT APRIL 2017 – APPENDIX 1". p. 17. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Appendix-1.pdf. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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