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Robert Robertson (footballer)

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Robert Robertson
1909 cigarette card depicting Robertson
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1880
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Renfrew Victoria
1901–1912 St Mirren 253 (15)
International career
1909 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Robertson was a Scottish footballer whose only club at the professional level was St Mirren, where he spent eleven seasons (all in the Scottish Football League's top division),[1] making 296 appearances for the Buddies in the two major competitions and scoring 18 goals.[2] His position was mainly as a centre half,[3] although early in his career he was an inside forward before displacing the established 'pivot' Walter Bruce; he took part in the 1903 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final[4] and the 1908 Scottish Cup Final,[5] both of which St Mirren lost heavily to Celtic (5–2 and 5–1 respectively). After retiring as a player, he served the Paisley club as a director.[6][7]

Robertson was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the Irish League XI in 1909.[3][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  2. ^ Player profiles R, StMirren.info
  3. ^ a b Mainly About Players. | R. Robertson, The Scottish Referee, 7 November 1910, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ Football. | Charity Cup Final., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1903
  5. ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
  6. ^ Andrew Reid's benefit, Daily Record, 5 January 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Paisley turmoil. | Celt and Saint ordered off, Daily Record, 2 February 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. ^ (SFL player) Robert Robertson), London Hearts Supporters Club
  9. ^ Scottish League Internationalists, StMirren.info