Bob McFarlane (footballer, born 1887)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Angus McFarlane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Maryhill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | June 1955 (aged 68)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Clarkston, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Parkhead | |||
| 1919–1920 | Queen's Park | 21 | (2) |
| Partick Thistle | |||
| Arbroath | |||
| 1926 | → Dundee United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Scotland Schoolboys | 3 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert Angus "Bob" 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.[3][4]
Personal life
Prior to the First World War, McFarlane worked as a marine engineer in the Glasgow shipyards on the Clyde.[2] As a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he joined the Royal Navy during the war.[2] After the war, McFarlane studied engineering at the Royal Technical College and later went into business in Arbroath.[2] After selling the business, he moved to Bearsden and became District Superintendent with the local council.[1] McFarlane served with the Auxiliary Fire Service during the Second World War and was involved during the Clydebank Blitz.[1]
Honours
- Forfarshire Cup: 1923–24[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1914–15[3] | Scottish League First Division | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Dundee United (loan) | 1925–26[4] | Scottish League First Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Cup.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "1955 – Bob McFarlane – The Partick Thistle History Archive". partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- 1 2 "Bob McFarlane – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-14.