Robby McCrorie

Robby McCrorie
Personal information
Full name Robby McCrorie[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dailly, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 20
Youth career
2013–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2024 Rangers 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 33 (0)
2018–2019 → Greenock Morton (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Queen of the South (loan) 19 (0)
2020 → Livingston (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Livingston (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Kilmarnock 8 (0)
International career‡
2012 Scotland U15 3 (0)
2012–2013 Scotland U16 9 (0)
2013–2015 Scotland U17 17 (0)
2015–2017 Scotland U19 9 (0)
2018 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2018–2020 Scotland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Robby McCrorie (born 18 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

McCrorie previously had loan spells with Berwick Rangers, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South and Livingston.

Club career

From the village of Dailly in South Ayrshire, McCrorie was scouted by Rangers, the team his family supported, at a young age and started training with the Govan club at the age of fourteen.[2]

On 17 June 2017, after being involved in match-day squads over the previous two seasons without making an appearance,[3][4] McCrorie was loaned out to Berwick Rangers.[5] In December 2017, McCrorie signed a contract extension with the Light Blues until May 2022.[2][6] Despite the Wee Gers finishing third last in the league, McCrorie played a major role that season, winning the club's player of the year award.[3]

On 25 January 2019, McCrorie was loaned to Greenock Morton, alongside fellow Rangers youth player Andy Dallas until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

On 4 July 2019, McCrorie went on loan to Queen of the South on a deal that was due to run for the whole of the 2019–20 season [8] but he was recalled by Rangers during January 2020.[9] McCrorie was then loaned out to Scottish Premiership club Livingston until 31 May 2020,[9] making eight appearances for the club.[9]

After signing a new contract at Rangers until 2023, McCrorie returned to Livingston on loan for the 2020–21 season on 9 July 2020.[10]

After a first team debut in the UEFA Europa League against FC Alashkert, McCrorie made his first league start for Rangers against Old Firm rivals Celtic on 29 August 2021. McCrorie kept a clean sheet and made vital saves to help Rangers to a 1–0 victory.[11]

In July 2024, McCrorie signed for Kilmarnock.[12]

International career

McCrorie has represented Scotland at various youth levels.[13]

He played for Scotland U16 in the Victory Shield in 2012–13 and 2013–14.[14][15] With his brother Ross, Scotland won it in 2013–14.[15] McCrorie was selected for the Scotland U17 team in the UEFA under-17 Championship in 2014,[16] where the Netherlands beat in the semi-finals,[17] and 2015, this time with his brother in the squad.[18]

Chosen for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[19] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[20] He was added to the senior squad for the first time in September 2020.[21] In September 2022 he was booked for delaying the play during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Ukraine, while among the Scotland substitutes and still awaiting his debut for the national team.[22]

Personal life

Robby is the twin brother of Bristol City player Ross McCrorie.[2][6][3]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Rangers Under-20s 2016–17[23] — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League Two 33 0 2 0 4 0 2[b] 0 41 0
Rangers Under-20s 2018–19[24] — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
Greenock Morton (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Queen of the South (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 19 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 24 0
Livingston (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
Livingston (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 16 0 1 0 1 0 — 18 0
Kilmarnock 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15 0
Career total 107 0 5 0 9 0 10 0 131 0
  1. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Livingston

Rangers

References

  1. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Lochlin Highet (10 January 2018). "Ross and Robby McCrorie sign contract extensions with Rangers". Daily Record / Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "ROBBY IS No.1 AT AWARDS NIGHT".
  4. ^ "Robby McCrorie". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. ^ "McCrorie Joins Berwick On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "New Deals For McCrories". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Loans For McCrorie & Dallas". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "QosFC: Season Loan Deal For Robby". www.qosfc.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Rangers' Robby McCrorie joins Livingston after Queen of the South recall". BBC Sport. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Robby McCrorie: Livingston re-sign Rangers goalkeeper on year-long loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Rangers 1-0 Celtic: Filip Helander settles pulsating derby". BBC Sport. 29 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Robby McCrorie: Kilmarnock sign Rangers goalkeeper on two-year deal". Sky Sports. 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Robby McCrorie". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Man City, Man Utd target Robby McCrorie stars for Scotland in England defeat". Tribal Football. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "SCOTLAND PIP ENGLAND TO VICTORY SHIELD TRIUMPH". The FA. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "SCOTLAND U17 SQUAD". Aberdeen FC. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  17. ^ Stewart, Craig P. (19 May 2014). "Netherlands 5–0 Scotland: Positives for U-17s". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Under-17 squad for UEFA EUROs confirmed". Scottish FA. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  21. ^ Lewis, Jane (25 August 2020). "Scotland: Steve Clarke selects Lyndon Dykes in Nations League squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  22. ^ Smith, Aidan (28 September 2022). "Robby McCrorie Scotland booking mystery solved as UEFA explain yellow card punishment". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Games played by Robby McCrorie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Robby McCrorie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  25. ^ Lindsay, Clive (28 February 2021). "Livingston 0-1 St Johnstone: St Johnstone edge Livingston to lift cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  26. ^ McPheat, Nick (17 December 2023). "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC.
  27. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.