Robert Main Christie (15 November 1865 – 15 May 1918) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an outside forward, most notably for Queen's Park.
[3] An outside forward and left half, Christie began his career with Dunblane and Edinburgh University and won the 1882–83 East of Scotland Shield with the latter club.
[1] He made a short comeback with Dunblane and ended his career by helping the club to win the 1888–89 Perthshire Cup.
[3] His younger brother Alex would also become an international footballer and until 2014, his great grandson Ranald Gilbert was general manager of Ross County.
[3] Christie was seconded to the Labour Corps and was an acting lieutenant colonel when his company was shelled with mustard gas while cable-laying near Foncquevillers, France, on 11 May 1918.