Hope Robertson

Hope Robertson
Personal information
Full name Hope Ramsey Robertson
Date of birth 17 January 1868[1]
Place of birth Whiteinch, Scotland
Date of death 1947 (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Goole Yorkshire, England
Playing position Midfielder/Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Minerva ? (?)
1889–1890 Partick Thistle 3 (0)
1889–1890 Woolwich Arsenal 4 (4)
1890–1892 Everton 32 (1)
1892 Bootle 10 (1)
1893–1894 Partick Thistle 15 (1)
1894 Walsall Town Swifts 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hope Ramsey Robertson (17 January 1868 – 1947) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bootle, Everton and Walsall Town Swifts. He played in the first ever competitive match at Goodison Park in front of 14,000 spectators.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ↑
    • Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " ( ISBN 1899468676).
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