Robert Robertson (footballer) explained

Robert Robertson was a Scottish footballer whose only club at the professional level was St Mirren, where he spent eleven seasons (all in the Scottish Football League's top division),^[1] making 296 appearances for the Buddies in the two major competitions and scoring 18 goals.^[2] His position was mainly as a centre half,^[3] although early in his career he was an inside forward before displacing the established 'pivot' Walter Bruce; he took part in the 1903 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final^[4] and the 1908 Scottish Cup Final,^[5] both of which St Mirren lost heavily to Celtic (5–2 and 5–1 respectively). After retiring as a player, he served the Paisley club as a director.^{[6] [7]}

Robertson was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the Irish League XI in 1909.^{[3] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
2. http://www.stmirren.info/id108.html Player profiles R
3. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1910/1910110587.htm Mainly About Players. R. Robertson
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_tlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117%2C5443533 Football. Charity Cup Final.
5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cs5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6393%2C5658644 Football. Scottish Cup–Final Tie.
6. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1914/1914010313.htm Andrew Reid's benefit
7. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1914/1914013113.htm Paisley turmoil. Celt and Saint ordered off
8. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/robertrobertson.html (SFL player) Robert Robertson)
9. http://www.stmirren.info/id73.html Scottish League Internationalists