George_Robertson_(footballer,_born_1883)

George Robertson
Personal information
Full name	George Robertson
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Left half, inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1901	Rutherglen Glencairn
1901–1902	Clyde
1902	→ Rangers (loan)
1902–1903	Blackburn Rovers
1903–1910	Clyde
1910–1914	Birmingham
1914	Bloxwich Strollers
1921–19??	Brierley Hill Alliance
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Robertson (footballer, born 1883)

Scottish footballer

George Robertson (1883 – after 1921) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clyde in the Scottish Football League and for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham in the English Football League.

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Born in Glasgow, Robertson started his career with local club Clyde as a left half.^[2] He moved to England with Blackburn Rovers in 1902, where he was used in a more attacking role. Returning to Clyde the following year,^[2] he spent another seven years with the club,^[3] and appeared in the 1910 Scottish Cup Final which Clyde lost to Dundee in a second replay.^[4] In 1910 he joined Birmingham, where he spent four years before moving into non-league football with Bloxwich Strollers. After serving in the First World War, he played for Brierley Hill Alliance.^[3]

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