Bob Ferrier (English footballer)
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| 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 | 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]