Robert McCartney was a Scottish

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who played as a defender. He began and ended his senior career with

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, spending his prime years at Heart of Midlothian where he won the

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and the

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championship in 1896–97, playing in all but one of the 18 fixtures; he also claimed two winner's medals each from the minor

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(to add to one from his first spell at Leith) and

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. McCartney was selected once for the

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in January 1898.McCartney Bob Image 1 Leith Athletic 1895
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Place of birth missing Year of birth missing 19th-century births Year of death missing 20th-century deaths Place of death missing Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Leith Athletic F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-defender-stub