David Robson (footballer, born 1873)

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David Robson
Personal information
Full name David J. Robson [1]
Date of birth(1873-03-21)21 March 1873
Place of birth Kirkmahoe, Scotland
Date of death 1926 (aged 5253)
Place of death West Ham, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1889–1892 Ayr
1892–1894 Ardwick 39 (0)
1894 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (0)
1894–1896 Manchester City 47 (1)
1896–1898 Millwall Athletic
1898–1899 Wellingborough
1899–1901 Bristol City
1901–1902 Brentford 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

for the Welsh football goalkeeper see David Robson (footballer, born 2002)

David J. Robson (21 March 1873 – 1926) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers as a left back. [2] [3] He also played in the Southern League for Millwall Athletic, Bristol City and Brentford. [4] [5] [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ardwick 1892–93 [7] Second Division 22020240
1893–94 [7] 17010180
Total39030420
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1893–94 [8] First Division 1010
1894–95 [9] 400040
Total500050
Manchester City 1894–95 [7] Second Division170170
1895–96 [7] 3014 [lower-alpha 1] 0341
Ardwick/Manchester City total8613040931
Brentford 1901–02 [6] Southern League First Division290301 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
Career total120130501281
  1. Appearances in Football League test match
  2. Appearance in Southern League test match

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