Fred Robson (footballer)

Fred Robson
Personal information
Full name Frederick Robson[1]
Date of birth 3 May 1892
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 1960 (aged 67–68)[1]
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Ryhope Villa
Southend United
1920–1921 Swansea Town 76 (0)
Easington Colliery Welfare
1923–1924 Durham City 77 (5)
1925 Hartlepools United 12 (0)
1926 Durham City 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Fred Robson (3 May 1892 – 1960) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Durham City, Swansea Town and Hartlepools United.[1]

Personal life

Robson fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 250. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-12.


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