| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Ferrier | ||
| Date of birth | 1899 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | April 1971 (aged 71–72) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Dumbarton, Scotland [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left [2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Dumbarton Athletic [3] | |||
| Petershill [2] | |||
| 1917–1937 | Motherwell | 626 | (255) |
| International career | |||
| 1922–1930 | Scottish League XI | 7 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1943–1945 | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1945–1948 | Ayr United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Ferrier (1899 – 1971) was an English footballer who played for Scottish club Motherwell as an outside left. [2] [4] He holds the record for most appearances in the Scottish Football League, [5] and is one of the top ten goalscorers. [6] He was captain of the side that won Motherwell's only league championship to date, in 1931–32, [7] besides playing in two Scottish Cup finals ( 1931 and 1933, both lost to Celtic). Ferrier represented the Scottish League XI in seven inter-league matches, scoring five goals. [8] After retiring as a player in 1937, he was the Motherwell assistant manager and later managed Airdrieonians and Ayr United. [7]
In October 2021, 104 years after first signing on at Fir Park, it was announced that Ferrier was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame. [1]
Personal life
His father, likewise named Robert and known as Bob, was also a footballer. The older Ferrier achieved success playing for Sheffield Wednesday in the early 1900s. [9] It was during this spell in Yorkshire that his son was born, and although the family moved back to Scotland and young Bob played all his football there, [10] he was ineligible to play for the Scotland national team under the rules of the time due to his birthplace. [2] [4] His own son, another Bob, was a sports journalist. [11] Additionally his uncle Willie Speedie (brother of Scottish international Finlay Speedie) and nephew Bob Speedie played for the families' hometown club Dumbarton. [12] [3]
See also
- List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+)
- List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals (200+)
- List of one-club men in association football
- List of Scottish football families
References
- ^ a b c d "Bobby Ferrier inducted to Hall of Fame". Motherwell FC. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Bobby Ferrier, MotherWELLnet
- ^
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b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ a b Ferrier Bob Image 3 Motherwell 1928, Vintage Footballers
- ^ List of League Appearances Records, RSSSF
- ^ Scotland - All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF.
- ^ a b Past Managers Archived 7 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Ayr United history website.
- ^ (SFL player) Bob Ferrier, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Ferrier Bob Image 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1896, Vintage Footballers
- ^ The "CoodNaes", Scots Football Worldwide
- ^ Bob Ferrier, Robert McElroy, The Herald, 29 November 2010, via PressReader
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) managers
- Ayr United F.C. managers
- Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff
- 1899 births
- 1971 deaths
- English football managers
- English men's footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Petershill F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish Football League managers
- Footballers from Sheffield
- Footballers from Dumbarton
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Anglo-Scots