Rab Macfarlane

For other people with the same name, see Robert MacFarlane.

Robert Macfarlane (14 May 1876 – 27 July 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Morton,^[4] Third Lanark, Everton,^[5] East Stirlingshire, Bristol St George's, Grimsby Town, Celtic,^[6] Middlesbrough, Aberdeen,^[7] Motherwell^[8] and Scotland.^{[9][1][10][11]}

Rab Macfarlane

Personal information
Date of birth	14 May 1876
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	27 July 1943(1943-07-27) (aged 67)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Greenock Rosebery
1894–1896	Morton	27	(0)
1896–1897	Third Lanark	14	(0)
1897–1898	Everton	9	(0)
1898–1899	Bristol St George's
1899–1900	East Stirlingshire
1900	New Brampton
1900–1901	Grimsby Town	18	(0)
1901–1902	Celtic	17	(0)
1902–1904	Middlesbrough	18	(0)
1904–1909	Aberdeen	111	(0)
1909	Motherwell	4	(0)
International career
1896[2]	Scotland	1	(0)
1897[3]	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greenock Morton	1894–95	Scottish Second Division	13	0	0	0	13	0
	1895–96		14	0	1	0	15	0
	Total		27	0	1	0	28	0
Third Lanark	1896–97	Scottish Division One	14	0	1	0	15	0
Everton	1897–98	First Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
Bristol St George's	1898–99	Bristol and District League	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Stirlingshire	1899–00	Unelected	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Brompton	1899–00	Southern League / TMC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grimsby Town	1900–01	Second Division	18	0	1	0	19	0
Celtic	1901–02	Scottish Division One	17	0	6	0	23	0
Middlesbrough	1902–03	First Division	18	0	1	0	19	0
	1903–04		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	19	0
Aberdeen	1904–05	Scottish Division One	21	0	3	0	24	0
	1905–06		30	0	2	0	32	0
	1906–07		31	0	2	0	33	0
	1907–08		29	0	4	0	33	0
	Total		111	0	11	0	122	0
Motherwell	1908–09	Scottish Division One	4	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			218+	0+	21+	0+	239+	0+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[17]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1896	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "[Scotland player] Rab McFarlane". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "[SFL player] Rab McFarlane". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. They played for Scotland, Greenock Morton Supporters Trust
5. Robert McFarlane, 11v11.com
6. (Celtic player) McFarlane, Robert, FitbaStats
7. Rab MacFarlane, AFC Heritage Trust
8. Robert McFarlane, MotherWELLnet
9. (Smith 2013, p. 161)
10. Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane), Play Up Liverpool
11. Famous Players. | Robert M'Farlane, Aberdeen. The Scottish Referee,17 February 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
12. kjehan (27 July 1943). "Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". "Play Up, Liverpool". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
13. "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
14. "Celtic Player Robert McFarlane Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
15. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
16. "Robert McFarlane". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
17. "Robert Macfarlane | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

External links

• Rab Macfarlane at the Scottish Football Association