Barry Robson

Barry Robson

Personal information
Full name	Barry Gordon George Robson[1]
Date of birth	7 November 1978 (1978-11-07) (age 33)
Place of birth	Inverurie, Scotland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough
Number	17
Youth career
1986–1995	Colony Park
1995–1997	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2003	Inverness CT	135	(27)
1999–2000	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	25	(9)
2003–2008	Dundee United	145	(32)
2008–2010	Celtic	31	(4)
2010–	Middlesbrough	70	(16)
National team‡
2005–2007	Scotland B	2	(0)
2007–	Scotland	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 27 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

Barry Gordon George Robson (born 7 November 1978 in Inverurie, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the Football League Championship and for the Scotland national squad. He can play anywhere across the midfield line, and also as a left back.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Dundee United 1.3 Celtic 1.4 Middlesbrough 2 International career 3 Honours 4 Career statistics 5 References 6 External links

Club career

Early career

Robson began his professional career with Rangers, but failed to break through to the first team at Ibrox. In October 1997, he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and although not always a first team regular in his early Inverness career, helped them win promotion from the Second Division in 1999. Robson spent most of the 1999–2000 season on loan at Forfar Athletic, but thereafter returned to establish himself in the Inverness line-up.

Dundee United

Dundee United submitted a bid for Robson in May 2003^[2] and he signed ten days later for a fee of between £50,000 and £100,000.^[3] Despite being sent off on his United début, he became a regular in the United team. Robson missed only two matches throughout the 2004–05 season, finishing as United's second top scorer with nine goals, and signed a new three-year contract at the end of the season.^[4] Robson scored the goal that ensured United's survival in the SPL in the final game of the season against his old club Inverness CT.

Robson started the 2006–07 season as United captain^[5] and scored against Falkirk on the opening day of the season. Robson made his 100th league appearance for United in the game against St. Mirren in late August, scoring twice in a 3–1 win but also being sent off late in the match. In February 2007, Robson signed a new contract until 2011,^[6] with his first career hat-trick following in March in a 4–0 away win against Hearts. With 11 goals by mid-March, Robson finished the season as the league's top scoring midfielder, four ahead of Rangers' Charlie Adam. Given that Robson played just 29 games, his ratio of one goal in less than three games was bettered only by Rangers striker Kris Boyd.

The following season, Robson managed an even better ratio, scoring 12 from 24 games in all competitions at the point of leaving United. With 11 league goals, Robson was second top scorer in the league, one ahead of colleague Noel Hunt. Six of his goals came in January 2008, including a second hat-trick against Hearts in less than a year.

Celtic

On the final morning of the January 2008 transfer window, Robson was in negotiations to move to Celtic after they had a "seven figure" bid, plus Celtic player Jim O'Brien on loan until the end of the season, accepted by United.^[7] Robson signed for Celtic that evening.

He made his Celtic debut on 10 February against Aberdeen, scoring with his first touch of the ball, a perfectly placed free-kick into the bottom left corner of the goal. Robson scored his second goal for Celtic on his Champions League debut against Barcelona. An assist from Aiden McGeady allowed Robson to loop a header over Víctor Valdés, to put Celtic ahead, though they eventually lost 3–2. On 27 April, Robson scored his first Old Firm goal, converting a penalty which was the winning goal. On 10 August, Robson again scored from a penalty kick, this time against St. Mirren, the opening goal of Celtic's league campaign for the 2008–09 season, in a 1–0 victory for Celtic. Robson final game for Celtic was against Old Firm Rivals Rangers

Middlesbrough

Robson left Celtic in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough along with teammates Willo Flood, Scott McDonald and Chris Killen.^[8] He was sent-off on his home debut against Bristol City.^[9] He captained Middlesbrough against Peterborough standing in for injured Gary O'Neil, and scored his first goal for the club in the seventh minute.^[10] His form continued as he scored two penalties against QPR on 27 February at the Riverside.^[11] He scored again in the Tyne-Tees derby against Newcastle on 13 March.^[12]Three days later he scored his against Derby County at Pride Park.

Robson scored the quickest ever goal at the Riverside on 8 September 2010 against Reading, netting afer just 24 seconds in a game which Middlesbrough went on to win 3 - 1.^[13] On 2 October 2010, Robson scored a penalty in a 2 - 2 draw with Portsmouth, in a match where he was also sent off in, in the 86 minute.^[14] He scored Middlesbrough's third in a 4 - 0 victory over Bristol City on 15 January 2011. ^[15]On 2 May 2011, Robson scored Middlesbrough's second goal in a 3 - 0 victory over Cardiff City.^[16] He followed this up five days later, scoring a superb free-kick in the first half of his team 3 - 0 win over Doncaster.^[17]

Robson scored his first goal of the 2011/12 season in a 3 - 1 victory over Barnsley on 16 August 2011^[18] On 21 August 2011, he scored the equalizer from a free kick in Middlesbrough's 3 - 1 win over Birmingham City.^[19] He followed this, three days later, by hitting his team's opener on four minutes in a 2 - 0 victory over Peterborough United in the second round of the 2011–12 Football League Cup.^[20] Robson's fine goal scoring form continued with a goal against Millwall and two against Doncaster to help extend Middlesbrough's strong start to the season.^[21][22] Robson scored a stunning goal from 35 yards in the 87th minute, to give Middlesbrough a vital 1 - 0 home victory over Hull City F.C. on Boxing Day 2011.^[23]

International career

Robson won a call-up to the Scotland B team for the first time in December 2005, alongside fellow Dundee United player Mark Kerr.

Robson played in the Scotland Future team in March 2006.^[24] In August 2007, Robson received his first full international call-up when selected for the friendly against South Africa, making his début as a second-half substitute. He was subsequently called up for the following squad in September 2007 for the double-header against Lithuania and France but failed to make an appearance.

In September 2008, Robson was credited with his first international goal in the 2010 World Cup qualifying victory against Iceland in unusual circumstances. After James McFadden's second-half penalty kick was saved, both players chased the rebound. Though it appeared that McFadden touched the ball over the line,^{[25][26][27][28]} the goal was officially awarded to Robson.^[29][30] The SFA lobbied on McFadden's behalf, and in March 2009 FIFA re-credited the goal to McFadden.^[31][32]

Honours

Dundee United

• 1: 2005

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Celtic

• 1: 2008

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• 1: 2009

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Career statistics

As of 26 December 2011

References

External links

• Player profile - Barry Robson Middlesbrough FC
• Barry Robson career stats at Soccerbase
• Barry Robson at scottishfa.co.uk

Middlesbrough F.C. – current squad 1 Steele 2 Hoyte 3 Bennett 4 Bates 5 Zemmama 6 McManus 7 McDonald 8 Thomson 9 Emnes 10 Bailey 11 Kink 13 Ikeme 14 R. Williams 15 Hines 16 Ogbeche 17 Robson 18 Arca 20 L. Williams 21 Coyne 22 Martin 25 Main 28 Franks 29 McMahon 31 Ripley 33 Smallwood 35 Pilatos 38 Haroun 40 Weldon 41 Reach Manager: Mowbray

Persondata
Name	Robson, Barry
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	7 November 1978
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death