Scottish football player
Robert McKissock Barnes Orr (26 January 1891 – 2 June 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back .
Professional career
His longest spell at club level was 15 years with Third Lanark [ 3] (this was interrupted by World War I , although the Scottish Football League continued); the closest he came to winning a trophy in this time was reaching two finals of the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1910 (lost on a tally of corners following a draw)[ 4] and 1914 (a 6–0 defeat to Celtic ),[ 5] and the final of the Glasgow Cup in 1923 (a loss to Rangers ).[ 6]
Later in his career he also turned out for Morton , Dumbarton [ 7] and Clydebank , as well as for Crystal Palace in English football, for whom he made 70 league appearances, scoring twice.[ 1] [ 8] [ 9]
Orr was selected to play for Scotland in an unofficial Victory International in 1919,[ 10] played twice for the Scottish Football League XI [ 2] and toured North America in 1921[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] and South America in 1923[ 14] [ 15] with 'Scotland' (in reality, Third Lanark with a number of capable guest players).
References
^ a b Party At The Palace , David Orr, 31 March 2019
^ a b "[SFL player] Robert Orr" . London Hearts Supporters' Club . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
^ Clyde V Third Lanark 1–1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 14, 1910 , Play Up, Liverpool
^ Match report , The Scotsman, 13 May 1914 (via The Celtic Wiki)
^ Glasgow Cup Final Tie , The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
^ Robert Orr , Sons Archive
^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989 . Breedon Books. p. 336. ISBN 0907969542 .
^ Crystal Palace Player Database > Bobby Orr , Holmesdale.net
^ "[Scotland player] Robert Orr" . London Hearts Supporters' Club . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA" . RSSSF . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ "When Third Lanark were Scotland" . Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937 . 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ "Scots on tour in 1921" . Scottish Sport History . 15 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923" . RSSSF . Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy , David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786