Robert Orr (footballer)

Robert McKissock Barnes Orr (26 January 1891 – 2 June 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.

Robert Orr
Personal information
Full name Robert McKissock Barnes Orr
Date of birth 26 January 1891[1]
Place of birth Hardgate, Scotland[2]
Date of death 2 June 1948(1948-06-02) (aged 57)
Place of death Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Clydebank Juniors
1909–1924 Third Lanark 392 (31)
1924–1926 Morton 68 (6)
1926–1928 Crystal Palace
1928–1929 Dumbarton 30 (2)
1929–1930 Clydebank 22 (0)
National team
1919–1922 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1919 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Professional career

His longest spell at club level was 15 years with Third Lanark[3] (this was interrupted by World War I, although the Scottish Football League continued); the closest he came to winning a trophy in this time was reaching two finals of the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1910 (lost on a tally of corners following a draw)[4] and 1914 (a 6–0 defeat to Celtic),[5] and the final of the Glasgow Cup in 1923 (a loss to Rangers).[6]

Later in his career he also turned out for Morton, Dumbarton[7] and Clydebank, as well as for Crystal Palace in English football.[1][8]

Orr was selected to play for Scotland in an unofficial Victory International in 1919,[9] toured North America in 1921[10][11][12] and South America in 1923[13][14] with 'Scotland' (in reality, Third Lanark with a number of capable guest players) and played twice for the Scottish Football League XI.[2]

References
  1. Party At The Palace, David Orr, 31 March 2019
  2. "[SFL player] Robert Orr". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Clyde V Third Lanark 1–1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 14, 1910, Play Up, Liverpool
  5. Match report, The Scotsman, 13 May 1914 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  6. Glasgow Cup Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
  7. Robert Orr, Sons Archive
  8. Crystal Palace Player Database > Bobby Orr, Holmesdale.net
  9. "[Scotland player] Robert Orr". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. "When Third Lanark were Scotland". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. "Scots on tour in 1921". Scottish Sport History. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786
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