Bob Barr (footballer)
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| 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) |
| – | Hurlford United | ||
| 1888–1889 | Stoke | 3 | (0) |
| 1889–1894 | Abercorn | ||
| 1894–1895 | Preston North End | 29 | (9) |
| 1895–1896 | Bury | 15 | (6) |
| Total | 47 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert "Bob" Barr (1865 – 1935) was a Scottish association football footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End and Stoke.[1]
Career
Barr 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] He re-entered English football again in 1894 with Preston North End and then with Bury a year later.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1888–89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston North End | 1894–95 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 1895–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bury | 1895–96 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| Career Total | 47 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | |
