Hope Robertson Explained

Hope Robertson
Fullname:Hope Ramsey Robertson
Birth Date:17 January 1868[1]
Birth Place:Whiteinch, Scotland
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Goole, England
Position:Midfielder/Right Back
Years1:1888-1890
Clubs1:Morton
Clubs2:Minerva
Years3:1889–1890
Clubs3:Partick Thistle
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:1889–1890
Clubs4:Woolwich Arsenal
Caps4:4
Goals4:4
Years5:1890–1892
Clubs5:Everton
Caps5:32
Goals5:1
Years6:1892
Clubs6:Bootle
Caps6:10
Goals6:1
Years7:1893–1894
Clubs7:Partick Thistle
Caps7:29
Goals7:2
Years8:1894
Clubs8:Walsall Town Swifts
Caps8:12
Goals8:0

Hope Ramsey Robertson (17 January 1868 – 27 September 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Bootle, Everton and Walsall Town Swifts, and in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle.[2] He played in the first ever competitive match at Goodison Park in front of 14,000 spectators,[3] a short time before leaving Everton.

Notes and References

  1. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/16-17/comment/history/34510.html The Hope of Everton
  3. Book: Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. 1899468676.