Robert Smyth Mccoll

Robert Smyth McColl (13 April 1876 – 25 November 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.

Robert McColl
Robert Smyth Mccoll
McColl, circa 1901
Personal information
Full name Robert Smyth McColl
Date of birth 13 April 1876
Place of birth St Rollox, Scotland
Date of death 25 November 1959(1959-11-25) (aged 83)
Place of death Newton Mearns, Scotland
Position(s)
Youth career
1892–1894 Benmore
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1901 Queen's Park 19 (10)
1901–1904 Newcastle United 64 (18)
1904–1907 Rangers 27 (13)
1907–1912 Queen's Park 57 (30)
International career
1896–1908 Scotland 13 (13)
1901 Scottish League XI 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

McColl started his career with junior club Benmore in 1892 and moved to Queen's Park in 1894. He represented the Scottish League in 1901. He later played professionally in England for Newcastle United, remaining on Tyneside for three years until he came back to Glasgow in 1904 to play for Rangers. He returned to Queen's Park in 1907, although the restoration of his amateur status had to be decided by the board of the club beforehand. McColl finished his football career in 1912, scoring 6 goals in his penultimate game against Port Glasgow Athletic, a Scottish scoring record which stands to the present day.

McColl played 13 games and scored 13 goals for the Scotland national football team and he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in November 2011. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick against each of the other home nations.

Personal life

McColl is now better known for lending his name to the newsagent chain RS McColl, which he set up in 1901 with his brother Tom; due to this, he became known as Toffee Bob. He served as a sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.

Death

McColl died in 1959, aged 83. He is buried in Cathcart Cemetery in southern Glasgow.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1896 2 2
1897 1 1
1898 1 1
1899 3 6
1900 2 3
1901 2 0
1902 1 0
1903 0 0
1904 0 0
1905 0 0
1906 0 0
1907 0 0
1908 1 0
Total 13 13
    Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McColl goal.
List of international goals scored by Smyth McColl
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 28 March 1896 Solitude Ground, Belfast Robert Smyth Mccoll  Ireland 1–0 3–3 1895–96 British Home Championship
2. 2–1
3. 27 March 1897 Ibrox Park, Glasgow Robert Smyth Mccoll  Ireland 3–0 5–1 1896–97 British Home Championship
4. 26 March 1988 Solitude Ground, Belfast Robert Smyth Mccoll  Ireland 2–0 3–0 1897–98 British Home Championship
5. 18 March 1899 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Robert Smyth Mccoll  Wales 2–0 6–0 1898–99 British Home Championship
6. 5–0
7. 6–0
8. 25 March 1899 Celtic Park, Glasgow Robert Smyth Mccoll  Ireland 1–0 9–1
9. 4–0
10. 6–0
11. 7 April 1900 Celtic Park, Glasgow Robert Smyth Mccoll  England 1–0 4–1 1899–1900 British Home Championship
12. 3–0
13. 4–1

Honours

Queen's Park

Scotland

See also

References

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