Bob McTavish (footballer)

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Bob McTavish
McTavish while with Brentford 1912
Personal information
Full name Robert McTavish[1]
Date of birth (1888-10-26)26 October 1888
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death 1972 (aged 83–84)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
0000–1905 Avondale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Ibrox Roselie
1906–1907 Petershill
1907–1910 Falkirk 17 (7)
1910–1912 Tottenham Hotspur 11 (3)
1912–1913 Brentford 38 (7)
1913–1914 Third Lanark 22 (4)
1914–1915 York City
1915–1916 Raith Rovers 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McTavish (26 October 1888 – 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark, Falkirk and Raith Rovers as an inside left.[2][3][4] He also played in England for Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur.[1]

Personal life[edit]

McTavish's brother Jock was also a footballer and a forward; they were teammates at Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur.[5] His son John played as a defender, principally for Manchester City.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkirk 1907–08[2] Scottish League First Division 7 4 0 0 7 4
1908–09[2] 8 3 0 0 8 3
1909–10[2] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 17 7 0 0 17 7
Tottenham Hotspur 1910–11[7] First Division 11 3 1 0 12 3
Brentford 1911–12[8] Southern League First Division 12 6 — 12 6
1912–13[8] 26 0 2 1 28 1
Total 38 6 2 1 40 7
Third Lanark 1913–14[2] Scottish League First Division 22 4 2 0 24 4
Raith Rovers (loan) 1915–16[2] Scottish League First Division 14 2 — 14 2
Career total 102 22 5 1 107 23

Honours[edit]

Falkirk

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 194. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "McTavish Bob Tottenham Hotspur 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 96. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Pen Pics – Robert McTavish – Falkirk FC – 1907". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 284. ISBN 9780954043421.
  7. ^ "Robert McTavish". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 361–362. ISBN 0951526200.


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