Robert Barr (born 23 June 1988) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ashfield.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Barr | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ashfield | ||
Youth career | |||
St Johnstone | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | St Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Albion Rovers | 43 | (12) |
2009–2010 | → Brechin City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Livingston | 96 | (10) |
2012–2013 | → East Fife (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2013–2015 | Brechin City | 68 | (10) |
2015–2016 | Greenock Morton | 34 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Raith Rovers | 62 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Dumbarton | 36 | (6) |
2019–2020 | East Stirlingshire | 19 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Forfar Athletic | 16 | (1) |
2021 | Brechin City | ? | (?) |
2021-2022 | Cowdenbeath | 8 | (0) |
2022- | Ashfield | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 31 October 2021 (UTC) |
Career
editBorn in Glasgow, Barr first played for St Johnstone,[1] but failed to make it into the first team. After being released by St Johnstone he was given a chance by Paul Martin at Albion Rovers, before signing for Livingston manager Gary Bollan in January 2010.[2] Livingston won the Scottish Third Division.[3]
Before he was released by Livingston, Barr was sent to East Fife on loan for a period of three months and scored on his debut at home to Ayr United. In June 2013, he signed for Brechin City,[4] and after two years at the club moved to Greenock Morton on a one-year deal.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 win at Livingston on 5 September 2015.[6]
Barr signed a pre-contract agreement on a two-year deal with league rivals Raith Rovers,[7] with his signing being confirmed at the end of May 2016.[8] Following the end of his contract, Barr was released by Raith at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9] He signed for Dumbarton on 4 June 2018[10] and scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 Scottish League Cup defeat to Kilmarnock a month later.[11] After being an ever-present as the Sons finished sixth in Scottish League One Barr turned down a new deal to join Lowland League side East Stirlingshire.[12]
Barr signed with Forfar Athletic in January 2020.[13] He then moved to Cowdenbeath in July 2021.[14]
Following the Blue Brazil's relegation from Scottish League Two, Barr left the club. He joined West of Scotland Football League side Ashfield following a short trial.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 08:28, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albion Rovers (loan) | 2007–08[16] | Third Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Albion Rovers | 2008–09[17] | Third Division | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 36 | 13 |
2009–10[18] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
Total | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 16 | ||
Brechin City (loan) | 2009–10[18] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Livingston | 2009–10[18] | Third Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2010–11[19] | Second Division | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
2011–12[20] | First Division | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 41 | 6 | |
2012–13[21] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 96 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 13 | ||
East Fife (loan) | 2012–13[21] | Second Division | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
Brechin City | 2013–14[22] | League One | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 6 |
2014–15[23] | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
Total | 68 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 12 | ||
Greenock Morton | 2015–16[24] | Championship | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 |
Raith Rovers | 2016–17[25] | Championship | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 2 |
2017–18[26] | League One | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 39 | 7 | |
Total | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 9 | ||
Dumbarton | 2018–19 | League One | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 |
Forfar Athletic | 2019–20 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 367 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 449 | 67 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs
Honours
edit- Livingston
Individual
- 2008–09 Scottish Third Division PFA Player of the Year[27]
References
edit- ^ Parks, Gordon (4 November 2009). "Third division player of the year Bobby Barr vows to fight back after being dumped by Albion Rovers". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Livingston sign forward Bobby Barr from Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Livingston secure Third Division Title". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Bobby Barr Back at Glebe Park". Brechin City F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "New Signing – Bobby Barr". Greenock Morton F.C. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 2-4 Morton". BBC. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Robertson, Neil (29 February 2016). "Raith sign Bobby Barr on pre-contract". The Courier. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Bobby Barr Signing Confirmed". Raith Rovers FC. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "RRFC retained/released list". Raith Rovers FC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (4 June 2018). "SIGNING NEWS: BOBBY BARR CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2 - 4 Kilmarnock". SPFL. 21 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Signing News – Bobby Barr (Dumbarton)". East Stirlingshire Football Club. 1 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Coutts, Chris. "Bobby Barr – Loons fifth January signing". forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Boss wants another three players for league campaign".
- ^ "Ashfield 1 Petershill 0". Ashfield Football Club. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Barr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Lomax, Andrew (3 May 2009). "Celtic midfielder Scott Brown is named Player of the Year by PFA Scotland". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
External links
edit- Bobby Barr at Soccerbase