Robert Ferrier (1899 – 1971) was an English footballer who played for Scottish club Motherwell as an outside left.^[2][4] He holds the record for most appearances in the Scottish Football League,^[5] and is one of the top ten goalscorers.^[6] He was captain of the side that won Motherwell's only league championship to date, in 1931–32,^[7] besides playing in two Scottish Cup finals (1931 and 1933, both lost to Celtic). Ferrier represented the Scottish League XI in seven inter-league matches, scoring five goals.^[8] After retiring as a player in 1937, he was the Motherwell assistant manager and later managed Airdrieonians and Ayr United.^[7]

In October 2021, 104 years after first signing on at Fir Park, it was announced that Ferrier was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame.^[1]

His father, likewise named Robert and known as Bob, was also a footballer. The older Ferrier achieved success playing for Sheffield Wednesday in the early 1900s.^[9] It was during this spell in Yorkshire that his son was born, and although the family moved back to Scotland and young Bob played all his football there,^[10] he was ineligible to play for the Scotland national team under the rules of the time due to his birthplace.^[2][4] His own son, another Bob, was a sports journalist.^[11] Additionally his uncle Willie Speedie (brother of Scottish international Finlay Speedie) and nephew Bob Speedie played for the families' hometown club Dumbarton.^[12][3]

• List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+)
• List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals (200+)
• List of one-club men in association football
• List of Scottish football families