Robert Malcolm
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Robert "Bob" Malcolm is a Scottish professional footballer, currently without a club.
team Rangers
, either as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. As he progressed through the ranks, his talent and ability to perform under pressure lead to comparisons with Rangers legend Richard Gough. Malcolm, despite playing 17 times for Rangers during season 2005-06
under Alex McLeish
, was not the plans of new manager Paul Le Guen
and was left out of the squad's pre-season trip to South Africa.
He had been linked with moves to Dundee United
, Ipswich Town
, Coventry City
, Wolverhampton Wanderers
, Preston North End
and Millwall
before being released by Rangers on 31 August 2006. Upon being released by Rangers
Malcolm told the Scottish press
that he was disappointed to have not been given a chance to play one last time at Ibrox
and say goodbye to the fans, however upon being told he was to be released he immediately bought a season ticket for Rangers and said that as the club means so much to him he feels that he will never truly be able to say goodbye. He still holds a season ticket to the present day.
on 6 September. He played a part in The Rams promotion to the English Premier League, but injuries hampered his progress at the Derby and on 16 November 2007 he joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers
on loan until 1 January 2008, where he joined up with ex-Derby team-mates Lee Camp
and Adam Bolder
. On 31 January 2008 Malcolm had his Derby County contract paid up by manager Paul Jewell
, after playing only 14 games for The Rams, with one Premier League appearance in the 6-0 defeat at Liverpool
.
, but, after failing a fitness test, he instead opted to join Scottish Premier League
side Motherwell
on 26 February 2008, signing a contract until the end of the 2007-08 season
. Malcolm then signed a further one-year deal with the club on 10 July 2008.
and Charlie Miller
played at the time. He was released by the Roar after the team started a rebuilding phase under new coach Ange Postecoglou
.
in March 2011. He was released in May 2011 following Cowdenbeath's relegation to Division 2. http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewNews&id=700
In May 2004, Malcolm was fined £5,000 after signing "FTP" (an acronym depicting "Fuck The Pope") alongside an autograph for a fan. Anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth
made Rangers aware of the incident which took place at a private club function.
In mid 2004, a warrant was issued for Malcolm's arrest after he failed to appear in court on a speeding charge, for which he was later fined £250 for speeding on the M74 motorway
.
In November 2004, Malcolm was sent-off from the dug-out, and escorted to the dressing room by two police officers, for making what was reported to have been obscene gestures towards fans of rival Scottish club Celtic
, during an Old Firm
derby. However, he did return to the bench later in the match.
On 28 December 2007, Malcolm was suspended by Derby County after he was charged by police with a drink driving offence, although he was playing for QPR at the time. The charge related to an alleged incident on the M1 motorway
in Derbyshire the previous morning. He was bailed to appear before Chesterfield
Magistrates Court on 16 January 2008. During this hearing the case was adjourned until 29 January, after the adjournment Malcolm admitted to being unfit to drive through drink, he was banned for driving for 20 months, which will be reduced to 15 months if he completes a drink-drivers' rehabilitation course, which he agreed to take during the court hearing.
Rangers
He began his career playing for Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
team Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, either as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. As he progressed through the ranks, his talent and ability to perform under pressure lead to comparisons with Rangers legend Richard Gough. Malcolm, despite playing 17 times for Rangers during season 2005-06
2005-06 in Scottish football
The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2005:*1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill...
under Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
, was not the plans of new manager Paul Le Guen
Paul Le Guen
Paul Le Guen is a French football manager and former player. He was recently confirmed as new manager of the Oman national football team.Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading Olympique Lyonnais to three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He has also managed Stade...
and was left out of the squad's pre-season trip to South Africa.
He had been linked with moves to Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
, Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
before being released by Rangers on 31 August 2006. Upon being released by Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
Malcolm told the Scottish press
Scottish media
Scottish media has a long and distinct history. Scotland has a wide range of different types and quality of media.-Television:BBC Scotland runs two national television stations...
that he was disappointed to have not been given a chance to play one last time at Ibrox
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
and say goodbye to the fans, however upon being told he was to be released he immediately bought a season ticket for Rangers and said that as the club means so much to him he feels that he will never truly be able to say goodbye. He still holds a season ticket to the present day.
Derby County
Malcolm signed for Derby CountyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on 6 September. He played a part in The Rams promotion to the English Premier League, but injuries hampered his progress at the Derby and on 16 November 2007 he joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
on loan until 1 January 2008, where he joined up with ex-Derby team-mates Lee Camp
Lee Camp
Lee Michael John Camp is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest and internationally for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper. He has also played for the England under-21's.-Derby County:...
and Adam Bolder
Adam Bolder
Adam Peter Bolder is an English footballer who has plays in the central midfield position. He currently plays for Burton Albion...
. On 31 January 2008 Malcolm had his Derby County contract paid up by manager Paul Jewell
Paul Jewell
Paul Steven Jewell is a former English footballer who is currently the manager of Ipswich Town.His playing career started with Liverpool before moving to Wigan Athletic and then a ten-year spell with Bradford City...
, after playing only 14 games for The Rams, with one Premier League appearance in the 6-0 defeat at Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
Motherwell
Reports in February 2008 had linked him with a move to FC DallasFC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
, but, after failing a fitness test, he instead opted to join Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
side Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
on 26 February 2008, signing a contract until the end of the 2007-08 season
2007-08 in Scottish football
The 2007-08 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Gretna were competing in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first ever season in the top-flight, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season.* Dunfermline Athletic...
. Malcolm then signed a further one-year deal with the club on 10 July 2008.
Brisbane Roar
Malcolm signed for Queensland based A-League team Brisbane Roar in July 2009 where former Rangers team-mates Craig MooreCraig Moore
Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...
and Charlie Miller
Charlie Miller
Charles "Charlie" Miller is a Scottish football player who is currently without a club following his release from Clyde...
played at the time. He was released by the Roar after the team started a rebuilding phase under new coach Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
.
Dundee
In March 2010, Malcolm moved back to Scotland, with First Division hopefuls Dundee. Having made three appearances for Dundee he was released by the club on 4 May 2010 along with 8 other players.Cowdenbeath
Malcolm signed for CowdenbeathCowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
in March 2011. He was released in May 2011 following Cowdenbeath's relegation to Division 2. http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewNews&id=700
Controversy
As a youngster, Malcolm was involved in a contractual dispute between youth clubs Blue Star, who held his registration, and Wolves Boys Club (Glasgow) who wanted to sign him.In May 2004, Malcolm was fined £5,000 after signing "FTP" (an acronym depicting "Fuck The Pope") alongside an autograph for a fan. Anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth (charity)
Nil by Mouth is a registered Scottish anti-sectarian charity based in Glasgow and working across Scotland. It was established in 2000 by David Graham, Louise Cumming and Cara Henderson Nil by Mouth is a registered Scottish anti-sectarian charity based in Glasgow and working across Scotland. It was...
made Rangers aware of the incident which took place at a private club function.
In mid 2004, a warrant was issued for Malcolm's arrest after he failed to appear in court on a speeding charge, for which he was later fined £250 for speeding on the M74 motorway
M74 motorway
The A74 and M74 motorways form a major motorway in Scotland. Following an extension opened on 28 June 2011, it connects the M8 motorway west of Glasgow to the English border at Gretna, creating an alternative route for traffic moving from the south to the west of the city...
.
In November 2004, Malcolm was sent-off from the dug-out, and escorted to the dressing room by two police officers, for making what was reported to have been obscene gestures towards fans of rival Scottish club Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, during an Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
derby. However, he did return to the bench later in the match.
On 28 December 2007, Malcolm was suspended by Derby County after he was charged by police with a drink driving offence, although he was playing for QPR at the time. The charge related to an alleged incident on the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
in Derbyshire the previous morning. He was bailed to appear before Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
Magistrates Court on 16 January 2008. During this hearing the case was adjourned until 29 January, after the adjournment Malcolm admitted to being unfit to drive through drink, he was banned for driving for 20 months, which will be reduced to 15 months if he completes a drink-drivers' rehabilitation course, which he agreed to take during the court hearing.
Statistics
| Season | Club | Games | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
3 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
9 | 1 | |
| 2001-02 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
8 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
33 | 1 | SPL winner and Scottish Cup winner medals |
| 2003-04 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
17 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
29 | 1 | SPL winner and Scottish League Cup winner medals |
| 2005-06 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
17 | 0 | First Scottish club to reach Champions League Last 16 |
| 2006-07 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
12 | 0 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2007-08 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
2 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
11 | 0 | On loan from Derby County |
| 2007-08 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
12 | 2 | |