Bob Barr (footballer)

Bob Barr

Personal information
Full name	Robert Barr[1]
Date of birth	April 1865[1]
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1935 (aged 69–70)[1]
Place of death	Scotland
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Hurlford United
1888–1889	Stoke	3	(0)
1889–1894	Abercorn
1894–1895	Preston North End	29	(9)
1895–1896	Bury	15	(6)
Total		47	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Robert "Bob" Barr (1865–1935) was a Scottish association football footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Barr started his career with Hurlford United before moving south of the border to Stoke in 1888 in time for the first season of the Football League.^[1] Barr played three matches for Stoke before returning to Scotland with Abercorn where he would spend the next five years.^[1] He re-entered English football again in 1894 with Preston North End and then with Bury a year later.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1888–89	3	0	0	0	3	0
Preston North End	1894–95	28	9	2	0	30	9
	1895–96	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bury	1895–96	15	6	3	1	18	7
Career Total		47	15	5	1	52	16

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.