Robert Barr (footballer)

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]

For other people with the same name, see Robert Barr (disambiguation).
Robert Barr
Personal information
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Black Watch
1897–1910 Third Lanark 239 (1)
1910–1911 Abercorn 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Having joined the Warriors from a spell in the Army,[3][4] Barr won the Scottish Football League championship in 1903–04, playing in 24 of the 26 fixtures,[5][6] and played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals – a win over Rangers in 1905 via a replay[7][8] and a loss to Heart of Midlothian in 1906.[9]

In the first few years of his career between 1897 and 1901, he also won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup twice[10][11] and was a beaten finalist on a further occasion,[12] then claimed two winner's medals in the Glasgow Cup medals[13][14][15] and was a runner-up twice[16][17] in the space of five years between 1902 and 1907.

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.

References
  1. (Third Lanark player) Barr, Robert, FitbaStats
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. 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. One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
  6. Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
  7. Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
  8. A 15ct gold and blue enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Scottish Football Association, Christie's Auctioneers, 1998
  9. "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. Third Lanark v Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: Mat 14, 1898), Play Up Liverpool
  11. Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final replay: May 23, 1901), Play Up Liverpool
  12. Glasgow Rangers v Third Lanark 6-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 15, 1897), Play Up Liverpool
  13. Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  14. Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
  15. Medals, Third Lanark AC 1872 - 1967
  16. Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 9 October 1905, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  17. Glasgow Cup Final, The Scotsman, 8 October 1906, via London Hearts Supporters Club
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