Robert Barr (born 23 June 1988) is a

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professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in

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, Barr first played for

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, but failed to make it into the first team. After being released by St Johnstone he was given a chance by Paul Martin at Albion Rovers, before signing for

Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ...

manager

Gary Bollan Gary Bollan (born 24 March 1973) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. He played for Dundee United (two spells), Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan), St Johnstone, Livingston, Motherwell, Clyde, Brechin City and Carnou ...

in January 2010.

won the

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. Before he was released by Livingston, Barr was sent to East Fife on loan for a period of three months and scored on his debut at home to Ayr United. In June 2013, he signed for

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, and after two years at the club moved to

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

on a one-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 win at

on 5 September 2015. Barr signed a pre-contract agreement on a two-year deal with league rivals Raith Rovers, with his signing being confirmed at the end of May 2016. Following the end of his contract, Barr was released by Raith at the end of the 2017–18 season. He signed for Dumbarton on 4 June 2018 and scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2

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defeat to

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

a month later. After being an ever-present as the Sons finished sixth in

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Barr turned down a new deal to join

Lowland League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior association football, football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, actin ...

side

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

. Barr signed with

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

in January 2020. He then moved to Cowdenbeath in July 2021. Following the Blue Brazil's relegation from

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, Barr left the club. He joined

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side

following a short trial.

Career statistics

Honours

;Livingston *

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: 2009–10 *

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Individual *

2008–09 Scottish Third Division The 2008–09 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2008–09 Irn-Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. Th ...

PFA Player of the Year

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barr, Bobby 1988 births Living people Scottish Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football wingers East Fife F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Ashfield F.C. players Lowland Football League players