David Robbie (Scottish footballer)

For the Australian rules footballer, see David Robbie (Australian footballer).

David Robbie

Personal information
Full name	David Middleton Robbie
Date of birth	(1899-10-06)6 October 1899
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	4 December 1978(1978-12-04) (aged 79)
Place of death	Bury, England
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bathgate
1921–1935	Bury	420	(102)
1935	Plymouth Argyle	3	(0)
1935	Manchester United (trial)	1	(0)
1935–1936	Margate
1936	Luton Town
Managerial career
1936–1938	Plymouth Argyle (coach)
1938–?	Bury (trainer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Middleton Robbie (6 October 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right. Born in Motherwell, he began his career with Bathgate, before moving to England in 1921, where he spent 14 years playing for Bury, scoring 102 goals in 420 league appearances, including scoring four goals in a single match against Barnsley in the 1931–32 season. In July 1935, he joined Plymouth Argyle but made just three appearances in two months with the club before joining Manchester United on a one-month trial, at the end of which he joined Margate. Four months later, he joined Luton Town, before returning to Plymouth as a coach at the end of the 1935–36 season. Two years later, he moved back to Bury, where he served as the club's trainer until his retirement.

External links

• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
• Profile at MUFCinfo.com