 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), making 296 appearances for the Buddies in the two major competitions and scoring 18 goals. His position was mainly as a centre half, 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 and the 1908 Scottish Cup Final, 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.
Robertson was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the Irish League XI in 1909.
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- Player profiles R, StMirren.info
- ^ Mainly About Players. | R. Robertson, The Scottish Referee, 7 November 1910, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- Football. | Charity Cup Final., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1903
- Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
- Andrew Reid's benefit, Daily Record, 5 January 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- Paisley turmoil. | Celt and Saint ordered off, Daily Record, 2 February 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- (SFL player) Robert Robertson), London Hearts Supporters Club
- Scottish League Internationalists, StMirren.info
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