| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert McSkimming | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1885[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1952 (aged 67)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Douglas Park | ||
| 1907–1910 | Albion Rovers | 50 | (3) |
| 1910–1920 | The Wednesday | 182 | (0) |
| 1915 | → Wishaw Thistle (loan) | ||
| 1916–1919 | → Motherwell (loan) | 92 | (3) |
| 1920–1923 | Albion Rovers | 71 | (0) |
| 1920–1923 | Helensburgh | 59 | (3) |
| Total | 454 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1918 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert McSkimming (29 May 1885 – 22 December 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Albion Rovers (two spells), The Wednesday,[3] Motherwell[4] (on a long-term loan during World War I) and Helensburgh, as a centre half.[2][5]
McSkimming was selected to play for Scotland in an unofficial international in 1918.[6]
He emigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s; another branch of the family had done so several decades earlier, including cousin Peter McSkimming who was a noted politician and businessman.[7]