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Robert Malcolm
Personal information
Full name	Robert Malcolm
Date of birth	November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 27)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Q.P.R.
Number	25
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2006 2006– 2007–	Rangers Derby County → Queens Park Rangers (loan)	88 (3) 10 (0) 05 (0)
National team2
2001 2002–	Scotland U21 Scotland B	01 (0) 03 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 8 December 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 06:17, 6 September 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Robert "Bob" Malcolm, (born November 12, 1980 in Glasgow), is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Derby County.

He began his career playing for Scottish Premier League team Rangers, either as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. 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. Noted for his superb range of passing.

He had been linked with moves to Dundee United, Ipswich Town and Coventry City, before being released by Rangers on August 31, 2006 but eventually signed for Derby County on September 6.

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.

Injuries hampered his progress at the Derby and on November 16, 2007 he joined Championship club Q.P.R. on loan until the end of the year, where he joined up with ex-Derby team-mates Lee Camp and Adam Bolder.

In May 2004, Malcolm was fined £5,000 after signing "FTP" (interpreted as 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. [1]

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.[2]

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 SPL club Celtic F.C., during an Old Firm game. However, he did return to the bench later in the match. [3]

Correct as of November 24, 2007

Robert Malcolm career stats at Soccerbase