Robert Barr (1865–1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End and Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Barr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 1865[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1935 (aged 69–70)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1887 | Hurlford United | ||
| 1888–1889 | Stoke | 3 | (0) |
| 1889–1894 | Abercorn | 24 | (14) |
| 1894–1895 | Preston North End | 29 | (9) |
| 1895–1896 | Bury | 15 | (6) |
| 1896 | Reading | ||
| 1897 | Abercorn | 1 | (0) |
| 1900 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1901 | Barrow | ||
| Total | 72 | (29) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBarr started his career with Hurlford United before moving south of the border to Stoke in 1888 in time for the first season of the Football League.[1] Barr played three matches for Stoke before returning to Scotland with Abercorn where he would spend the next five years.[1][2] He re-entered English football again in 1894 with Preston North End and then with Bury a year later.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1888–89[1] | The Football League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston North End | 1894–95[3] | First Division | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 1895–96[3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bury | 1895–96[3] | First Division | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| Career total | 47 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c Bob Barr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)