Robert McCartney was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He began and ended his senior career with Leith Athletic, spending his prime years at Heart of Midlothian where he won the Scottish Cup in 1896From the archive: looking back at the last Hearts v Hibs Cup Final, The Herald, 15 May 2012 and the Scottish Football League championship in 1896–97, playing in all but one of the 18 fixtures; he also claimed two winner's medals each from the minor Rosebery Charity Cup (to add to one from his first spell at Leith)Leith Athletic v Hearts 3-2 (Rosebery Charity Cup Final: June 27 1891), Play Up Liverpool and East of Scotland Shield.

McCartney was selected once for the Scottish League XI in January 1898.McCartney Bob Image 1 Leith Athletic 1895, Vintage Footballers

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