Bob McFarlane (footballer, born 1887)

Bob McFarlane
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*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Angus 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]

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	1918–19^[3]	Scottish First Division	6	0	—		2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	8	1
	1919–20^[3]	Scottish First Division	21	2	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	22	2
	Total		27	2	0	0	3	1	30	3
Partick Thistle	1919–20^[5]	Scottish First Division	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	1920–21^[5]		10	2	4	3	—		14	5
	1921–22^[5]		13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	1922–23^[5]		19	9	1	0	—		20	9
	1923–24^[5]		4	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		55	14	5	3	—		60	17
Arbroath	1923–24^[5]	Scottish Second Division	21	9	2	0	—		23	9
	1924–25^[5]		34	16	4	1	—		38	17
	1925–26^[5]		7	3	0	0	—		7	3
	1926–27^[5]		12	1	1	0	—		13	1
	Total		74	29	7	1	—		81	30
Dundee United (loan)	1925–26^[4]	Scottish First Division	2	0	3	0	—		5	0
Career total			158	45	15	4	3	1	176	50

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Personal information
Full name	Robert Angus McFarlane^[1]
Date of birth	17 January 1887
Place of birth	Maryhill, Scotland
Date of death	June 1955 (1955-07) (aged 68)^[2]
Place of death	Clarkston, Scotland
Playing position	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Parkhead
1919–1920	Queen's Park	27	(2)
1920–1923	Partick Thistle	55	(14)
1923–1927	Arbroath	74	(29)
1926	→ Dundee United (loan)	2	(0)
National team
	Scotland Schoolboys	3
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only