Robert McIntyre (15 May 1904 – 18 February 1998) was a Scottish-American

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who spent two years in the American Soccer League, leading the league in scoring during the spring 1931 season. Born in

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, Scotland, McIntyre began playing soccer with Renfrew Juniors. In 1923, he moved to the United States, settling in

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. When he arrived, he joined the amateur Lusitania Recreation club. In 1930, he signed with the professional

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of the American Soccer League. He had an immediate impact, scoring twenty-three goals in thirty-one games in the fall 1930 season. That was good enough to take second in the league scoring table. In the spring of 1931, he played only eighteen games, but again scored twenty-three goals, taking the league scoring title. That fall, he added another fifteen goals in sixteen games. In 1939, a Bob McIntyre is listed as playing in the second American Soccer League, but this may be a different man as there were three Bob McIntyres playing during the last few seasons in the first ASL.

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1904 births 1998 deaths Scottish men's footballers American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Pawtucket Rangers players Footballers from Cambuslang Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish emigrants to the United States Renfrew F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub