<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1912-1915</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>103</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>2</h2></li></ul>

Robert Ferguson was a stalwart of Liverpool's defence shortly before the First World War.

<p>The Liverpool Echo commented on the Reds' capture of Ferguson at the time: "Liverpool made a good stroke when they signed Bob Ferguson.</p><p>"The Third Lanark supporters are deeply sorry to lose their favoured centre-half, who is described in Scotland in the following eulogy: 'There has never been a more likeable player. Honest Bob would be the correct title for him for he was always playing the game to the delight of his friends. He was the sort of man a club manager likes to have under him – dependable, keen for his club's interests and never likely to get himself or the team into disrepute. Mr [Tom] Watson has made a catch and he knows it.'"</p><p>He made his debut on the opening day of the 1912-13 season and was the club's only ever-present that year – and only missed two league games the following season, too.</p><p>The 1914-15 campaign was completed despite the outbreak of war but Ferguson lost his place in the side to Donald MacKinlay after a third of the season and only briefly threatened to claim it back on a regular basis.</p>

Past playersRobert Ferguson

Years: 1912-1915

Appearances: 103

Goals: 2

Robert Ferguson was a stalwart of Liverpool's defence shortly before the First World War.