George Robertson (footballer, born 1883)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Robertson | ||
Date of birth | 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left half, inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1901 | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
1901–1902 | Clyde | 24 | (0) |
1902 | → Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1902–1903 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | (1) |
1903–1910 | Clyde | 181 | (4) |
1910–1914 | Birmingham | 84 | (17) |
1914 | Bloxwich Strollers | ||
1921–19?? | Brierley Hill Alliance | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Robertson (1883 – after 1921) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clyde in the Scottish Football League and for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham in the English Football League.
Born in Glasgow, Robertson started his career with local club Clyde as a left half.[2] He moved to England with Blackburn Rovers in 1902, where he was used in a more attacking role. Returning to Clyde the following year,[2] he spent another seven years with the club,[3] and appeared in the 1910 Scottish Cup Final which Clyde lost to Dundee in a second replay.[4] In 1910 he joined Birmingham, where he spent four years before moving into non-league football with Bloxwich Strollers. After serving in the First World War, he played for Brierley Hill Alliance.[3]
References
[edit]- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Specific
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "1909/10 season". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
- 1883 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Clyde F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. players
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs