| Bob Ferrier | |
| Fullname: | Robert Ferrier |
| Birth Date: | 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Death Date: | April |
| Death Place: | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Height: | 5ft 8in |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Clubs1: | Dumbarton Athletic[1] |
| Clubs2: | Petershill |
| Years3: | 1917–1937 |
| Clubs3: | Motherwell |
| Caps3: | 626 |
| Goals3: | 255 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1922–1930 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 1943–1945 |
| Manageryears2: | 1945–1948 |
| Managerclubs2: | Ayr United |
Robert Ferrier (1899 – 1971) was an English footballer who played for Scottish club Motherwell as an outside left.[2] [3] He holds the record for most appearances in the Scottish Football League,[4] and is one of the top ten goalscorers.[5] He was captain of the side that won Motherwell's only league championship to date, in 1931–32,[6] 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.[7] After retiring as a player in 1937, he was the Motherwell assistant manager and later managed Airdrieonians and Ayr United.[6]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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,[10] he was ineligible to play for the Scotland national team under the rules of the time due to his birthplace.[2] [3] His own son, another Bob, was a sports journalist.[11] Additionally his uncle Willie Speedie (brother of Scottish international Finlay Speedie) and nephew Bob Speedie played for the families' hometown club Dumbarton.[12] [13]