Robert Ferrier (1899 – 1971) was an English footballer who played for Scottish club Motherwell as an outside left.Bobby Ferrier, MotherWELLnetFerrier Bob Image 3 Motherwell 1928, Vintage Footballers He holds the record for most appearances in the Scottish Football League,List of League Appearances Records, RSSSF and is one of the top ten goalscorers.Scotland - All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF. He was captain of the side that won Motherwell's only league championship to date, in 1931–32,Past Managers , Ayr United history website. besides playing in two Scottish Cup finals (1931 and 1933, both lost to Celtic). Ferrier represented the Scottish League XI in seven inter-league matches, scoring five goals.(SFL player) Bob Ferrier, London Hearts Supporters Club After retiring as a player in 1937, he was the Motherwell assistant manager and later managed Airdrieonians and Ayr United.
In October 2021, 104 years after first signing on at Fir Park, it was announced that Ferrier was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame.
Personal life His father, likewise named Robert and known as Bob, was also a footballer. The older Ferrier achieved success playing for Sheffield Wednesday in the early 1900s.Ferrier Bob Image 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1896, Vintage Footballers It was during this spell in Yorkshire that his son was born, and although the family moved back to Scotland and young Bob played all his football there,The "CoodNaes", Scots Football Worldwide he was ineligible to play for the Scotland national team under the rules of the time due to his birthplace. His son, another Bob, was a sports journalist.Bob Ferrier, Robert McElroy, The Herald, 29 November 2010, via PressReader Additionally his uncle Willie Speedie (brother of Scottish international Finlay Speedie) and nephew Bob Speedie played for the families' hometown club Dumbarton.
See also List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+) List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals (200+) List of one-club men in association football List of Scottish football families
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