Arthur Robertson (footballer)

Arthur James Robertson (25 May 1916 – 2 July 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Arthur Robertson
Personal information
Full name Arthur James Robertson[1]
Date of birth (1916-05-25)25 May 1916
Place of birth Murrumbeena, Victoria
Date of death 2 July 1991(1991-07-02) (aged 75)
Place of death Melb.
Original team(s) Murrumbeena Amateurs
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1942 St Kilda 74 (3)
1947–1952 Sorrento 68 (unknown)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Career highlights

1947 playing coach

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes
  1. "Arthur James Robertson". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 757. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "World War II Roll: Arthur James Robertson". Commonwealth of Australia.
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