Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Robertson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 April 1874||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland [lower-alpha 1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward / Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Renfrew Victoria | |||
1894–1896 | Abercorn | 25 | (12) |
1896–1899 | Small Heath | 92 | (14) |
1899–1902 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1902–1903 | Small Heath | 0 | (0) |
1903–190? | Bristol Rovers | ||
Workington | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Robertson (8 April 1874 – after 1904) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers between 1894 and 1903.
Robertson was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. [1] [lower-alpha 1] He played football for Renfrew Victoria before joining Abercorn in 1894. [1] [3]
Robertson joined English First Division club Small Heath in February 1896, [4] and played eight times before the team were relegated at the end of the season. [1] Having started his career as an inside forward, he had more success after a switch to wing half, and made more than 100 appearances in all competitions for the club. [4] According to the Bristol Mercury, writing when Robertson first joined Bristol Rovers in 1899, "Last season he was looked upon as the best half in the Small Heath team." [2] While a Bristol Rovers player, in March 1900, Robertson took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match, alongside namesakes Tom Robertson and Tommy Robertson. [5] [6] He later played for Workington. [1]
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