Robert Denholm Baxter (23 January 1911 – April 1991) was a Scottish footballer best known for his time with English club Middlesbrough.
A dominating centre half and a great tackler,[1] he joined Middlesbrough from junior club Musselburgh Bruntonians in 1931 after being spotted by manager Peter McWilliam.
[2] He remained at Middlesbrough until 1946, but played for both Heart of Midlothian[3] and Hibernian[4] in unofficial matches during World War II.
[1] While at Middlesbrough he earned three caps for the Scotland national team, the third as captain against England in 1939.
Baxter's son, also named Bobby, played professional football for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United.