Robert Smyth McColl
Scottish footballer
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Robert Smyth McColl (13 April 1876 – 25 November 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.
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McColl, circa 1901 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Smyth McColl[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | St Rollox Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 1959 (aged 83)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Newton Mearns, Scotland[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1892–1894 | Benmore | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1901 | Queen's Park | 19 | (10) |
| 1901–1904 | Newcastle United | 64 | (18) |
| 1904–1907 | Rangers | 27 | (13) |
| 1907–1912 | Queen's Park | 57 | (30) |
| International career | |||
| 1896–1908 | Scotland | 13 | (13) |
| 1901 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
McColl started his career with junior club Benmore in 1892 and moved to Queen's Park in 1894.[4] He represented the Scottish League in 1901.[5] He later played professionally in England for Newcastle United,[1] remaining on Tyneside for three years until he came back to Glasgow in 1904 to play for Rangers.[6] He returned to Queen's Park in 1907, although the restoration of his amateur status had to be decided by the board of the club beforehand.[7][8] McColl finished his football career in 1912, scoring 6 goals in his penultimate game against Port Glasgow Athletic,[2] a Scottish scoring record which stands to the present day.
McColl played 13 games and scored 13 goals for the Scotland national football team and he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in November 2011.[9][10] He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick against each of the other home nations.[3]
Personal life
McColl is now better known for lending his name to the newsagent chain RS McColl, which he set up in 1901 with his brother Tom;[11] due to this, he became known as Toffee Bob. He served as a sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.[12]
Death
McColl died in 1959, aged 83. He is buried in Cathcart Cemetery in southern Glasgow.[13][14]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McColl goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 1896 | Solitude Ground, Belfast |  Ireland | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1895–96 British Home Championship | |
| 2. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3. | 27 March 1897 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | Ireland | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1896–97 British Home Championship | |
| 4. | 26 March 1988 | Solitude Ground, Belfast | Ireland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1897–98 British Home Championship | |
| 5. | 18 March 1899 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |  Wales | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1898–99 British Home Championship | |
| 6. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 7. | 6–0 | ||||||
| 8. | 25 March 1899 | Celtic Park, Glasgow | Ireland | 1–0 | 9–1 | ||
| 9. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 10. | 6–0 | ||||||
| 11. | 7 April 1900 | Celtic Park, Glasgow |  England | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1899–1900 British Home Championship | |
| 12. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 13. | 4–1 | ||||||
Honours
Queen's Park
Scotland