Davie Robb
Personal information
Full name David Thomson Robb[1]
Date of birth (1947-12-15)15 December 1947
Place of birth Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Date of death 9 July 2022(2022-07-09) (aged 74)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1977 Aberdeen 251 (77)
1977–1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 42 (21)
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 1 (1)
1978–1979 Norwich City 5 (1)
1979 Philadelphia Fury 30 (16)
1979–1980 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 12 (1)
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 (0)
1980 Tulsa Roughnecks 12 (4)
1980–1981 Dunfermline Athletic 3 (0)
Total 358 (119)
International career
1969–1971 Scotland U23[2] 3 (1)
1971 Scotland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Thomson Robb (15 December 1947 – 9 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Norwich City, Philadelphia Fury, Vancouver Whitecaps, Tulsa Roughnecks, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scotland national team.

Career

Davie Robb was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1947. Affectionately known to Aberdeen supporters as "The Brush",[3] Robb scored 99 goals in 345 appearances with Aberdeen.[3] He scored the winning goal for Aberdeen in the 1976 Scottish League Cup Final. Upon leaving Aberdeen, he played in the US and Canada, and had a short spell at English club Norwich City, before returning to Scotland to play three games for Dunfermline Athletic. He retired from football in 1981 and died in July 2022.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7][8]
Club Seasons League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1966–67 Scottish Division One 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
1967–68 18 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 25 4
1968–69 26 9 6 4 5 1 3 1 40 15
1969–70 34 16 4 3 8 0 0 0 46 19
1970–71 32 9 4 1 6 3 2 0 44 13
1971–72 34 10 2 0 6 1 4 0 46 11
1972–73 19 4 2 0 10 3 2 0 33 7
1973–74 21 11 1 0 3 0 3 1 28 12
1974–75 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 32 4 2 1 6 0 0 0 40 5
1976–77 13 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 19 2
1977–78 13 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 5
Total 251 77 27 10 51 9 16 2 345 98
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1977 North American Soccer League 15 8 0 0 0 0 - - 15 8
1978 27 13 0 0 0 0 - - 27 13
Total 42 21 0 0 0 0 - - 42 21
Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 1978 North American Soccer League 1 1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 1
Norwich City 1978–79 First Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 - - 5 1
Philadelphia Fury 1979 North American Soccer League 30 16 0 0 0 0 - - 30 16
Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 1979–80 Major Indoor Soccer League 12 1 0 0 0 0 - - 12 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 1980 North American Soccer League 15 0 0 0 0 0 - - 15 0
Tulsa Roughnecks 1980 North American Soccer League 12 4 0 0 0 0 - - 12 4
Dunfermline Athletic 1980–81 Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Career total 371 121 27 10 51 9 16 2 465 142

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1971 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Davie Robb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Scotland U23 Player Davie Robb Details".
  3. 1 2 "Davie Robb". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Cryle, Ryan (9 July 2022). "'He was a smashing guy': Aberdeen legend Davie Robb dies aged 74". Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ↑ In Memoriam David Robb
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "NASL-David Robb". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database". parsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2023.


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