Australian rules footballer
| Bert Robinson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert William Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | (1878-06-17)17 June 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 March 1901(1901-03-21) (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Position(s) | Follower | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1896 | Melbourne (VFA) | 01 (0) | |
| 1897 | Melbourne | 13 (2) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert William Robinson (17 June 1878 – 21 March 1901) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of John Coulson Robinson (1828–1884), and Lucy Robinson (1836-1903), née English, Albert William Robinson was born at Kingston, Victoria on 17 June 1878.
Education
He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne; which, at the time, was located in East Melbourne.
Football
("nothing in the match was more brilliant that the roving of A. Robinson, who last season played with the Melbourne Club") ("Little Robinson, their rover, the old Scotch Collegian, played a very nice game, and was always effective")
Death
He died at Ballarat on 21 March 1901, after struggling with tuberculosis for several years. He was buried at the cemetery at Creswick, Victoria on 23 March 1901.
Notes
- Pennings (2016), p 526.
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 759.
- Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 10 December 1884), p. 2.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.109/1859.
- Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 20 May 1903), p. 2.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.17008/1878.
- 'Follower', "Metropolitan League Clubs against Ballarat Association", THe Age, (Monday, 4 July 1898), p. 3.
- 'Old Boy', "Notes on Saturday's Games, The Argus, (Monday, 4 July 1898), p. 7.
- Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Friday, 22 March 1901), p. 2.
- "(News Item)". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat, Australia. 22 March 1901. p. 2.
- Obituary, The Ballarat Star, (Monday, 25 March 1901), p. 6.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
External links
- Bert Robinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bert Robinson at AustralianFootball.com
- Albert Robinson (Scotch College), at Demonwiki.
- Bert Robinson, at Demonwiki.
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- 1878 births
- 1901 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
- Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
- Melbourne Football Club players
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs