Robert Findlay (footballer)
Robert Findlay (29 March 1877 – 13 August 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Kilmarnock (two spells),[1] Celtic,[2] Dundee, Motherwell,[3] Hamilton Academical,[4] Port Glasgow Athletic,[5] St Bernard's (on loan) and Scotland.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Galston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 1926 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Bayonne, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kilmarnock Rugby XI | ||
| 1896–1900 | Kilmarnock | 51 | (25) |
| 1900–1901 | Celtic | 14 | (6) |
| 1901–1904 | Kilmarnock | 27 | (8) |
| 1904–1905 | Dundee | 7 | (1) |
| 1905–1907 | Motherwell | 22 | (10) |
| 1907–1908 | Hamilton Academical | 7 | (2) |
| 1908–1910 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 75 | (21) |
| – | → St Bernard's (loan) | ||
| Total | 201 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1898 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his first spell at Kilmarnock, he won the Scottish Football League Division Two title twice, played in the 1898 Scottish Cup Final (a defeat at the hands of Rangers) and gained his sole international cap in the same year.[7] With Port Glasgow, he was a Renfrewshire Cup winner in 1909 (scoring the winning goal in the final).[8] His 'big move' to Celtic was disrupted by injury, and this also affected other spells including a return to Kilmarnock.[4]
Findlay emigrated to New Jersey with his family around 1914; his son William represented the United States men's national soccer team at the Olympic Games in 1924 and 1928.[4] His younger brother Tom was also a footballer,[4] and a teammate of Robert at Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Port Glasgow Athletic.[7]
References edit
- ^ (Kilmarnock player) Findlay, Robert, FitbaStats
- ^ (Celtic player) Findlay, Robert, FitbaStats
- ^ Robert Findlay, MotherWELLnet
- ^ a b c d Findlay, Bob (1907), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player Robert Findlay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 85)
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Port Glasgow Athletic v Morton 2-1 (Renfrewshire Cup Final: April 30, 1909), Play Up Liverpool
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links edit
- Robert Findlay at the Scottish Football Association
- Scotland profile, London Hearts Supporters Club