Davie Robb

David Thomson Robb (born 15 December 1947) is a Scottish former football player best known for playing for Aberdeen.

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
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)
1978–1979 Norwich City 5 (1)
1979 Philadelphia Fury 30 (16)
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 (0)
1980 Tulsa Roughnecks 12 (4)
1980–1981 Dunfermline Athletic 3 (0)
National team
1969–1971 Scotland U23[2] 3 (1)
1971 Scotland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 USA 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.

Honours

References

  1. "Davie Robb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=152
  3. "Davie Robb". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  • Davie Robb at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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