rab macfarlane

Goalkeeper

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Squad Number:	1
Position:	Goalkeeper
Date of Birth:	Friday, July 24, 1874
Birthplace:	Greenock

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 9
Weight:	12st 7lbs
Signed:	02/07/1904

Robert MacFarlane, the goal-keeper, is a player who has had a lot of experience with first-class teams and knows how to utilise it to the best advantage. Amongst the clubs with which he has seen service are Middlesbrough, Morton, Everton, Third Lanark and Celtic. [Aberdeen Evening Gazette. 26th November 1904]

"Mac" as he was popularly known had a spell as team captain in 1907. Sadly his Pittodrie career came to an end in April 1908 after a great deal of speculation that he had deliberately helped Celtic to defeat the Dons in the Scottish Cup semi-final by failing to hold the ball at a corner kick, thus allowing Quinn to head in a very late winner - the only goal of the match. The swell of public opinion took no account of the reportage in the local press where it was clearly stated that "Macfarlane has seldom played better and he was in no way blameable for the goal scored."

Rab died at his home - 85a Newton Street, Greenock, on the 27th of July 1943.

Aberdeen Debut

All Appearances

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
15/08/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Leith Athletic	East Scotland League		0		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
30/04/1908	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Middlesbrough	Friendly	1,800	Start
27/04/1908	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 1 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	5,000	Start
25/04/1908	Clyde 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
20/04/1908	Aberdeen 2 - 1 St Johnstone	Northern League	1,000	Start
28/03/1908	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
21/03/1908	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	Scottish Cup	20,000	Start
14/03/1908	Port Glasgow 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
07/03/1908	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
29/02/1908	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
15/02/1908	Dundee 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	23,000	Start
08/02/1908	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Scottish Cup	18,000	Start
01/02/1908	Hamilton 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
25/01/1908	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Albion Rovers	Scottish Cup	5,000	Start
18/01/1908	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
11/01/1908	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
02/01/1908	Celtic 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
01/01/1908	Airdrie 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
28/12/1907	Morton 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
21/12/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
14/12/1907	Third Lanark 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
07/12/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
30/11/1907	St. Mirren 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,500	Start
23/11/1907	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Port Glasgow	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
16/11/1907	Motherwell 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
09/11/1907	Queens Park 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
02/11/1907	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
30/10/1907	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Fraserburgh Wednesday	Friendly	0	Start
26/10/1907	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
19/10/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
12/10/1907	Falkirk 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
07/10/1907	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Peterhead	Friendly	0	Start
05/10/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
28/09/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	7,500	Start
23/09/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	9,500	Start
21/09/1907	Dundee 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,500	Start
14/09/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 3 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
07/09/1907	Hibernian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
17/08/1907	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
15/08/1907	Dundee 4 - 1 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	3,000	Start
14/05/1907	Elgin City 0 - 6 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
13/05/1907	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	High Cup	0	Start
11/05/1907	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	High Cup	4,500	Start
06/05/1907	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
04/05/1907	Queens Park 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
27/04/1907	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Newcastle United	Friendly	9,000	Start
15/04/1907	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
13/04/1907	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
06/04/1907	Partick Thistle 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
03/04/1907	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Gordon Highlanders	Friendly	0	Start
30/03/1907	Third Lanark 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,500	Start
23/03/1907	Airdrie 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
16/03/1907	St. Mirren 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
13/03/1907	Aberdeen 4 - 1 East End	Friendly	0	Start
09/03/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
02/03/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
23/02/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	3,500	Start
16/02/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
09/02/1907	Johnstone 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	4,000	Start
26/01/1907	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Johnstone	Scottish Cup	5,000	Start
19/01/1907	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
12/01/1907	Port Glasgow 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
05/01/1907	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Clyde	Friendly	3,000	Start
02/01/1907	Dundee 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Benefit Match	0	Start
01/01/1907	Falkirk 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
22/12/1906	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
08/12/1906	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
01/12/1906	Hamilton 4 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,500	Start
24/11/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Port Glasgow	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
17/11/1906	Clyde 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
10/11/1906	Dundee 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
03/11/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	6,500	Start
27/10/1906	Kilmarnock 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
20/10/1906	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
13/10/1906	Celtic 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
06/10/1906	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
03/10/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Aberdeen Wednesday	Benefit Match	0	Start
29/09/1906	Motherwell 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
27/09/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	East Scotland League	8,000	Start
24/09/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	1,200	Start
22/09/1906	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
15/09/1906	Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
10/09/1906	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Falkirk	East Scotland League	4,000	Start
08/09/1906	Aberdeen 4 - 2 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
07/05/1906	Leith Athletic 2 - 3 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	1,000	Start
05/05/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hibernian	East Scotland League	2,500	Start
21/04/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Arbroath	Northern League	4,000	Start
18/04/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Junior Selec	Benefit Match	0	Start
16/04/1906	Aberdeen 4 - 2 West Norwood	Friendly	0	Start
07/04/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee	Inter-City League	3,000	Start
24/03/1906	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 3 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	2,800	Start
17/03/1906	Port Glasgow 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
10/03/1906	Partick Thistle 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
03/03/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	10,500	Start
24/02/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
17/02/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
10/02/1906	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Rangers	Scottish Cup	11,023	Start
03/02/1906	Morton 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
27/01/1906	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	Scottish Cup	6,000	Start
20/01/1906	Queens Park 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
13/01/1906	Motherwell 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
06/01/1906	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
02/01/1906	Hibernian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
30/12/1905	Kilmarnock 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
23/12/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
16/12/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
09/12/1905	Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
02/12/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
25/11/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
18/11/1905	Dundee 6 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
04/11/1905	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
28/10/1905	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
21/10/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Port Glasgow	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
14/10/1905	Third Lanark 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
07/10/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
30/09/1905	St. Mirren 4 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
25/09/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
23/09/1905	Airdrie 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
16/09/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
09/09/1905	Falkirk 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
02/09/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
26/08/1905	Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
23/08/1905	Montrose 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Benefit Match	0	Start
19/08/1905	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
17/05/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Aberdeen A	Fleming Charity Shield	0	Start
13/05/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Falkirk	East Scotland League	3,000	Start
04/05/1905	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Aberdeen University	Fleming Charity Shield	0	Start
01/05/1905	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	East Scotland League	5,000	Start
29/04/1905	Dundee 2 - 1 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	0	Start
22/04/1905	Leith Athletic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	0	Start
20/04/1905	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Bon Accord	Rhodesia Cup	0	Start
15/04/1905	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Leith Athletic	Div 2 (Old)	2,000	Start
12/04/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Aberdeenshire FA Select	Benefit Match	0	Start
08/04/1905	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Arthurlie	Div 2 (Old)	3,000	Start
01/04/1905	Falkirk 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	1,000	Start
25/03/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Ayr United	Div 2 (Old)	2,500	Start
18/03/1905	Leith Athletic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	1,500	Start
11/03/1905	Arthurlie 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	1,000	Start
04/03/1905	Aberdeen 7 - 2 Albion Rovers	Div 2 (Old)	5,500	Start
25/02/1905	Third Lanark 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	10,000	Start
22/02/1905	Kingseat Asylum Club 2 - 7 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
18/02/1905	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Bathgate	Scottish Cup	7,000	Start
04/02/1905	Abercorn 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	2,000	Start
28/01/1905	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Queens Park	Scottish Cup	16,000	Start
21/01/1905	Aberdeen 1 - 1 St. Bernards	Div 2 (Old)	3,000	Start
14/01/1905	Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	3,000	Start
07/01/1905	Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	2,000	Start
03/01/1905	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Hibernian	East Scotland League	5,000	Start
31/12/1904	Caledonian 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
24/12/1904	St. Bernards 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	2,000	Start
17/12/1904	Clyde 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	1,000	Start
10/12/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hamilton	Div 2 (Old)	1,000	Start
26/11/1904	Renton 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Qualifying Cup	9,000	Start
19/11/1904	Ayr United 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	1,000	Start
12/11/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Clyde	Scottish Qualifying Cup	12,000	Start
05/11/1904	East Stirlingshire 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	2,000	Start
29/10/1904	Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Qualifying Cup	5,000	Start
22/10/1904	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Raith Rovers	Div 2 (Old)	4,000	Start
15/10/1904	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Inverness Caledonian	Scottish Qualifying Cup	4,000	Start
08/10/1904	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Aberdeen University	Scottish Qualifying Cup	2,000	Start
01/10/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Aberdeen University	Scottish Qualifying Cup	2,000	Start
26/09/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee	East Scotland League	0	Start
24/09/1904	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Abercorn	Div 2 (Old)	3,000	Start
17/09/1904	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Forres Mechanics	Scottish Qualifying Cup	3,000	Start
10/09/1904	Hamilton 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 2 (Old)	3,000	Start
03/09/1904	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Peterhead	Scottish Qualifying Cup	1,500	Start
27/08/1904	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Clyde	Div 2 (Old)	5,000	Start
20/08/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Falkirk	Div 2 (Old)	6,000	Start
17/08/1904	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Dundee	Friendly	0	Start
15/08/1904	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Leith Athletic	East Scotland League	0	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1907-08	29	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	2	0	0
1906-07	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	9	0	0
1905-06	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	3	0	0
1904-05	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	12	0	1
Totals:	111	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	122	0	0	26	0	1
Total Appearances/Goals:														122	0

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