Robert Wemyss

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Robert Wemyss
Personal information
Full name Robert Wemyss
Date of birth (1928-07-01) 1 July 1928 (age 97)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1959 Polonia
International career‡
1958 Australia 2 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009

Robert Wemyss (born 1 July 1928) is an Australian former soccer player. [1]

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Playing career

Club career

Wemyss played for Polonia SC in the Victorian State League from 1956 to 1959. [2] Wemyss was a joint winner of the Argus Medal in 1956, the Victorian Division 1 player of the year award. [3] [4]

Biography

Wemyss was born in Scotland. He was a member of the Australia squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics, [5] but did not make his debut for the national team until 1958. [6] [7] Wemyss played his only two matches for Australia in 1958, both against New Zealand. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database – WE". OzFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Punshon, John. "1956 Victorian Division One - Season Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Fleming, Bill (27 August 1956). "Two tie for our '56 soccer medal". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Punshon, John. "Bill Fleming Medal". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Robert Wemyss". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bignell Olympic Soccer Captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 21 October 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Australia Squad - 1956 Olympic Football Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  8. ↑ Howe, Andrew. "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2009– via OzFootball.


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