Robert Barr was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark, making over 300 appearances for the Glasgow club in all competitions over 13 years. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Having joined the Warriors from a spell in the Army ^{[3] [4]} where he had risen to the rank of captain in the Black Watch, ^[5] Barr won the Scottish Football League championship in 1903–04, playing in 24 of the 26 fixtures, ^{[6] [7]} and played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals – a win over Rangers in 1905 via a replay ^{[8] [9]} and a loss to Heart of Midlothian in 1906. ^[10]

In the first few years of his career between 1897 and 1901, he also won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup twice ^{[11] [12]} and was a beaten finalist on a further occasion, ^[13] then claimed two winner's medals in the Glasgow Cup medals ^{[14] [15] [16]} and was a runner-up twice ^{[17] [18]} in the space of five years between 1902 and 1907. A benefit match against Queen's Park was played in 1906. ^[19]

Despite his success at club level, Barr's sole representative appearance was for the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield in October 1906. ^[2] He had stiff competition for international recognition in his position from the likes of Nicol Smith, Tom Jackson, Donald McLeod and Andrew McCombie.

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