# Davie Robb

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{{short description|Scottish footballer (1947–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Scottish English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Davie Robb
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = David Thomson Robb<ref>{{Hugman|16773|accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1947|12|15}}
| birth_place= [Broughty Ferry](/source/Broughty_Ferry), Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|7|9|1947|12|15}}
| death_place=
| height =
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1966–1977
| years2 = 1977–1978
| years3 = 1978
| years4 = 1978–1979
| years5 = 1979
| years6 = 1979–1980
| years7 = 1980
| years8 = 1980
| years9 = 1980–1981
| clubs1 = [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.)
| clubs2 = [Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_(1975%E2%80%9393))
| clubs3 = [Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_(1975%E2%80%9393)) (indoor)
| clubs4 = [Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.)
| clubs5 = [Philadelphia Fury](/source/Philadelphia_Fury_(1978%E2%80%9380))
| clubs6 = [Philadelphia Fever](/source/Philadelphia_Fever_(MISL)) (indoor)
| clubs7 = [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(NASL))
| clubs8 = [Tulsa Roughnecks](/source/Tulsa_Roughnecks_(1978%E2%80%9384)) 
| clubs9 = [Dunfermline Athletic](/source/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C.)
| caps1 = 251
| caps2 = 42
| caps3 = 1
| caps4 = 5
| caps5 = 30
| caps6 = 12
| caps7 = 15
| caps8 = 12
| caps9 = 3
| goals1 = 77
| goals2 = 21
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 16
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 4
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 358
| totalgoals = 119
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1971
| nationalteam1 = [Scotland U23](/source/Scotland_national_under-23_football_team)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=152|title = Scotland U23 Player Davie Robb Details}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1971
| nationalteam2 = [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}

'''David Thomson Robb''' (15 December 1947 – 9 July 2022) was a Scottish [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played for [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.), [Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_(1975%E2%80%9393)), [Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.), [Philadelphia Fury](/source/Philadelphia_Fury_(1978%E2%80%9380)), [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(NASL)), [Tulsa Roughnecks](/source/Tulsa_Roughnecks_(1978%E2%80%9384)), [Dunfermline Athletic](/source/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C.) and the [Scotland national team](/source/Scotland_national_football_team).

==Career==
Davie Robb was born in [Broughty Ferry](/source/Broughty_Ferry), [Dundee](/source/Dundee) in 1947. Affectionately known to Aberdeen supporters as "The Brush",<ref name=heritage>{{Cite web | title = Davie Robb | url = http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=173 | access-date = 11 May 2010}}</ref> Robb scored 99 goals in 345 appearances with Aberdeen.<ref name=heritage/> He scored the winning goal for Aberdeen in the [1976 Scottish League Cup Final](/source/1976_Scottish_League_Cup_Final). Upon leaving Aberdeen, he played in the US 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 and died in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/4519447/he-was-a-smashing-guy-aberdeen-legend-davie-robb-dies-aged-74/ |title='He was a smashing guy': Aberdeen legend Davie Robb dies aged 74 |newspaper=Press and Journal |first=Ryan |last=Cryle |date=9 July 2022 |accessdate=9 July 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.afc.co.uk/2022/07/09/in-memoriam-david-robb/ In Memoriam David Robb]</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=173 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NASL-David Robb |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Robb.David.htm |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.nasljerseys.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database |url=https://parsdatabase.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=parsdatabase.co.uk}}</ref> 
! rowspan="2" |Club
!
! rowspan="2" |Seasons
! colspan="2" |League
! colspan="2" |National Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="13" |[Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.)
|[1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
| rowspan="9" |[Scottish Division One](/source/Scottish_Division_One)
|3
|1
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|4
|1
|-
|[1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Aberdeen_F.C._season) 
|18
|3
|3
|1
|2
|0
|2
|0
|25
|4
|-
|[1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Aberdeen_F.C._season) 
|26
|9
|6
|4
|5
|1
|3
|1
|40
|15
|-
|[1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|34
|16
|4
|3
|8
|0
|0
|0
|46
|19
|-
|[1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|32
|9
|4
|1
|6
|3
|2
|0
|44
|13
|-
|[1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|34
|10
|2
|0
|6
|1
|4
|0
|46
|11
|-
|[1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|19
|4
|2
|0
|10
|3
|2
|0
|33
|7
|-
|[1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|21
|11
|1
|0
|3
|0
|3
|1
|28
|12
|-
|[1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|6
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|6
|4
|-
|[1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
| rowspan="3" |[Scottish Premier Division](/source/Scottish_Premier_Division)
|32
|4
|2
|1
|6
|0
|0
|0
|40
|5
|-
|[1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|13
|1
|2
|0
|4
|1
|0
|0
|19
|2
|-
|[1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_Aberdeen_F.C._season)
|13
|5
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|14
|5
|-
!
!Total
!251
!77
!27
!10
!51
!9
!16
!2
!345
!98
|-
| rowspan="3" |[Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies)
|[1977](/source/1977_Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_season)
| rowspan="2" |[North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984))
|15
|8
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|15
|8
|-
|[1978](/source/1978_North_American_Soccer_League_season)
|27
|13
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|27
|13
|-
!
!Total
!42
!21
!0
!0
!0
!0
!-
!-
!42
!21
|-
|[Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies) (indoor)
|[1978](/source/1978_North_American_Soccer_League_season)
|[North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984))
|1
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|1
|1
|-
|[Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.)
|[1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_in_English_football)
|[First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division)
|5
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|5
|1
|-
|[Philadelphia Fury](/source/Philadelphia_Fury_(1978%E2%80%931980))
|[1979](/source/1979_North_American_Soccer_League_season)
|[North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984))
|30
|16
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|30
|16
|-
|[Philadelphia Fever](/source/Philadelphia_Fever_(MISL)) (indoor)
|[1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_season)
|[Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992))
|12
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|12
|1
|-
|[Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC)
|[1980](/source/1980_North_American_Soccer_League_season)
|[North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984))
|15
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|15
|0
|-
|[Tulsa Roughnecks](/source/Tulsa_Roughnecks_(1978%E2%80%931984))
|[1980](/source/1980_North_American_Soccer_League_season)
|[North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984))
|12
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|12
|4
|-
|[Dunfermline Athletic](/source/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C.)
|[1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_Scottish_First_Division)
|[Scottish First Division](/source/Scottish_First_Division)
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| -
| -
|3
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!371
!121
!27
!10
!51
!9
!16
!2
!465
!142
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team)
|1971
|5
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!5
!0
|}

==Honours==
* [Scottish Cup](/source/Scottish_Cup): 1969–70
* [Scottish League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup): 1976–77
* [NASL Soccer Bowl](/source/Soccer_Bowl_'78): 1978 –finalist

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/davierobb}}
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Robb.David.htm NASL/MISL stats]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robb, Davie}}
Category:1947 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:People from Broughty Ferry
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Dundee
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:Scotland men's under-23 international footballers
Category:Scottish Football League representative players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Category:Aberdeen F.C. players
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
Category:Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players
Category:Philadelphia Fever (MISL) players
Category:Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen

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