Rab Macfarlane

{{short description|Scottish footballer (1876-1943)}}

{{Other people||Robert MacFarlane (disambiguation){{!}}Robert MacFarlane}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Rab Macfarlane

| image=

| fullname=

| height=

| position= Goalkeeper

| birth_date= 14 May 1876

| birth_place= Greenock, Scotland

| death_date= {{death date and age|1943|07|27|1876|05|14|df=y}}{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}

| death_place=

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1= –

| clubs1= Greenock Rosebery

| caps1= | goals1=

| years2= 1894–1896

|clubs2= Morton

| caps2=  27 | goals2= 0

|years3= 1896–1897

|clubs3= Third Lanark

| caps3= 14 | goals3= 0

| years4= 1897–1898

|clubs4= Everton

| caps4= 9 | goals4= 0

| years5= 1898–1899

| clubs5= Bristol St George's

| caps5=  | goals5=

|years6= 1899–1900

|clubs6= East Stirlingshire

| caps6=  | goals6=

| years7= 1900

|clubs7= New Brampton

| caps7=  | goals7=

|years8= 1900–1901

|clubs8= Grimsby Town

| caps8= 18 | goals8= 0

|years9= 1901–1902

|clubs9= Celtic

| caps9=  17| goals9= 0

|years10= 1902–1904

|clubs10= Middlesbrough

| caps10=  18| goals10= 0

|years11= 1904–1909

|clubs11= Aberdeen

| caps11= 111 | goals11= 0

|years12= 1909

|clubs12= Motherwell

| caps12=  4| goals12=0

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

|nationalyears1= 1896{{cite web|url=https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/robertmcfarlane.html |title=[Scotland player] Rab McFarlane |website=London Hearts Supporters' Club|access-date=29 October 2020}}

|nationalteam1= Scotland

|nationalcaps1= 1

|nationalgoals1= 0

|nationalyears2= 1897{{cite web|url=https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/rabmcfarlane.html |title=[SFL player] Rab McFarlane|website=London Hearts Supporters' Club|access-date=29 October 2020}}

|nationalteam2=Scottish League XI

|nationalcaps2= 1

|nationalgoals2= 0

}}

Robert Macfarlane (14 May 1876 – 27 July 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Morton,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150909225135/http://www.mortonunofficial.net/history/scotland.html They played for Scotland]}}, Greenock Morton Supporters Trust Third Lanark, Everton,[https://www.11v11.com/players/robert-mcfarlane-46634/ Robert McFarlane], 11v11.com East Stirlingshire, Bristol St George's, Grimsby Town, Celtic,[https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2297 (Celtic player) McFarlane, Robert], FitbaStats Middlesbrough, Aberdeen,[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=566 Rab MacFarlane], AFC Heritage Trust Motherwell[http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/mc-mac/robert-mcfarlane/ Robert McFarlane], MotherWELLnet and Scotland.{{harv|Smith|2013|p=161}}[https://playupliverpool.com/1943/07/27/robert-macfarlane-rab-macfarlane-playupliverpool-com/ Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane)], Play Up Liverpool [https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1905/1905021703.htm Famous Players. {{!}} Robert M'Farlane, Aberdeen.] The Scottish Referee,17 February 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web |last=kjehan |date=1943-07-27 |title=Robert Macfarlane (Rab Macfarlane) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com |url=https://playupliverpool.com/1943/07/27/robert-macfarlane-rab-macfarlane-playupliverpool-com/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website="Play Up, Liverpool" |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Everton Results |url=http://www.evertonresults.com/189798summary.htm |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.evertonresults.com}}{{Cite web |title=Celtic Player Robert McFarlane Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2297 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=566 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=afcheritage.org}}{{Cite web |title=Robert McFarlane |url=https://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/mc-mac/robert-mcfarlane/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=motherWELLnet |language=en-US}}

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Greenock Morton

|1894–95

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Second Division

|13

|0

|0

|0

|13

|0

1895–96

|14

|0

|1

|0

|15

|0

colspan="2" |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

rowspan="3" |Middlesbrough

|1902–03

| rowspan="2" |First Division

|18

|0

|1

|0

|19

|0

1903–04

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!18

!0

!1

!0

!19

!0

rowspan="5" |Aberdeen

|1904–05

| rowspan="4" |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

colspan="2" |Total

!111

!0

!11

!0

!122

!0

Motherwell

|1908–09

|Scottish Division One

|4

|0

|0

|0

|4

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!218+

!0+

!21+

!0+

!239+

!0+

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Robert Macfarlane {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113371&lid=1 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Scotland

|1896

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!1

!0

References

{{Reflist}}

;Sources

  • {{cite book | last=Smith | first=Paul |title=Scotland Who's Who | publisher=Pitch Publishing | year=2013 | isbn=9781909178847 }}