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]
| 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 | |||
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
editHis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a 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.