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Scottish footballer

Bob Birrell
Personal information
Full name	Robert Birrell
Date of birth	6 October 1890
Place of birth	Crossgates, Scotland
Date of death	23 January 1956(1956-01-23) (aged 65)
Place of death	Halbeath, Scotland
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1912	Kingseat Athletic
1912–1918	Cowdenbeath	99	(7)
1918–1922	Heart of Midlothian	113	(0)
1922	St Mirren	2	(0)
International career
1921	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Birrell (6 October 1890 – 23 January 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Cowdenbeath and St Mirren as a full back. He represented the Scottish League XI and was later one of the founders of Crossgates Primrose.

Personal life

Birrell's younger brother Billy also became a footballer.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	1910–11	Scottish Division Two	18	0	6	0	—		24	0
	1911–12		17	0	5	0	—		22	0
	1912–13		21	0	4	0	—		25	0
	1913–14		19	3	5	0	—		24	3
	1914–15		24	4	2	0	—		26	4
	Total		99	7	22	0	—		121	7
Heart of Midlothian	1918–19	Scottish Division One	27	0	0	0	7	0	34	0
	1919–20		26	0	2	0	2	0	30	0
	1920–21		29	0	7	0	6	0	42	0
	1921–22		31	0	3	1	3	0	37	1
	Total		113	0	12	1	18	0	143	1
St Mirren	1922–23	Scottish Division One	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			113	0	12	1	18	0	143	1

2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Victory Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup
1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in War Memorial Fund
2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Dunedin Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup
1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Dunedin Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup

Honours

Cowdenbeath

Scottish League Division Two (2): 1913–14, 1914–15
Eastern League (2): 1916–17, 1917–18

Heart of Midlothian

East of Scotland Shield (1): 1920–21
Wilson Cup (2): 1918–19, 1919–20
Rosebery Charity Cup (2): 1918–19, 1920–21

Individual

Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

References

^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ "Bob Birrell". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"Robert Birrell – Hearts Career – from 24 Aug 1918 to 19 Apr 1922". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"Player profiles B". www.stmirren.info. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"R Birrell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"Birrell Bob Heart of Midlothian 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ "1918–19". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ "1919–20". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ "1920–21". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"1921–22". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database

v t e Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
Players	Adamson H. Allan R. Allan Archibald Armstrong R. Birrell W. Birrell Bostock G. Brown J. Brown Buchanan Buckley Burns Cairns Callaghan Cowan Curle Devlin Dickson Drummond Dryburgh Edwards Falconer Frame Geddes Gildea Gilfillan Glancy Gomis Grant Hamill Hay Hemmings Henderson Hendren Hughes Jack Jones Jordan Kinnell Laing Lancaster Law Leonard Liddle Lindsay Mackenzie Malone Mbu McArthur McDowell McGarr McGlashan McGregor McLauchlan Menzies Mercer Middleton Mowbray Murphy Murray Paatelainen J. Paterson W. Paterson Philp Ja. Pollock Jo. Pollock Pullar Quinn Rankin Rankine Reid Renfrew Ritchie J. Robertson P. Robertson Ross R. Russell T. Russell Smith Steele G. Stewart W. Stewart Tait Taylor Turnbull Venters Walker Wall Walls Ward Wilson Winter Wright Yardley
Managers	Duncan Harrow Levein Matthew Rolland

Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees

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Managers

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