Jimmie Robertson | |
Fullname: | Jimmie Robertson |
Birth Date: | July 1868 |
Birth Place: | Dundee, Scotland |
Death Date: | 1950 (aged 82) |
Death Place: | Scotland |
Position: | Centre forward |
Years1: | 1891 |
Clubs1: | Dundee |
Years2: | 1892–1895 |
Clubs2: | Stoke |
Caps2: | 60 |
Goals2: | 19 |
Years3: | 1895 |
Clubs3: | Ashton North End |
Years4: | 1895 |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Jimmie Robertson (July 1868 – 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stoke.[1]
Robertson began playing football for his local club Dundee before moving to English side Stoke in 1892.[1] He had a fine debut season scoring eleven goals in 1892–93 helping Stoke to their highest league position to that point of 7th.[1] He scored eight goals in 1893–94 but failed to add to his tally the following season and left for Manchester City where he scored twice in three matches.[1]
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Stoke | 1892–93 | First Division | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | |
1893–94 | First Division | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
1894–95 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 20 | |||
Manchester City | 1895–96 | Second Division | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Career Total | 63 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 22 |