Robert Christie

Club career An outside forward and left half, Christie began his career with Dunblane and Edinburgh University and won the 1882–83 East of Scotland Shield with the latter club. A serious knee injury forced Christie into an early retirement at age 21 and after a one-off comeback appearance in October 1888,

Administrative career At the age of 21, Christie was elected to represent Perthshire at the SFA and after his retirement from football, Christie remained with Dunblane as the club's secretary. Christie attended Edinburgh University and after his retirement from football, he became a civil engineer and architect in Dunblane. He was later attached to the Royal Scots Fusiliers and saw action on the Western Front and in Salonika. He lived on for four days before dying in a Red Cross hospital in Rouen.

Career statistics

Honours Queen's Park Scottish Cup: 1885–86 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1883–84, 1884–85 Edinburgh University East of Scotland Shield: 1882–83 Dunblane Perthshire Cup: 1888–89