Davie Robb

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

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[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Davie Robb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland U23 Player Davie Robb Details".
  3. ^ a b "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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