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| fullname = Robert McRoberts |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|7|12|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Coatbridge]], |
| birth_place = [[Coatbridge]], Scotland |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|2|27|1874|7|12|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Birkenhead]], |
| death_place = [[Birkenhead]], England |
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Centre-forward]] |
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| years1 = | clubs1 = Coatbridge |
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| years2 = 1894–1895 | clubs2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]| caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 7 |
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| years1 = 1892– | years2 = | years3 = | years4 = 1896–1898 | years5 = 1898–1905 | years6 =1905–1909 |
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| years3 = 1895–1896 | clubs3 = [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] |
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| clubs1 = Coatbridge | clubs2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]] | clubs3 = [[Albion Rovers F.C. (Scotland)|Albion Rovers]] | clubs4 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] | clubs5 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath]] | clubs6 =[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |
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| years4 = 1896–1898 | clubs4 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 15 |
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| years5 = 1898–1905 | clubs5 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath]] | caps5 = 173 | goals5 = 70 |
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| manageryears1= 1910–1915 |
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| years6 = 1905–1911 | clubs6 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps6 = 104 | goals6 = 10 |
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| managerclubs1= [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]] |
| manageryears1 = 1911–1915 | managerclubs1 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]] |
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'''Robert McRoberts''' (12 July 1874 – 27 February 1959) was a Scottish professional [[association football]] player and manager. He played as a [[Forward (association football)|centre forward]]. |
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McRoberts was born in [[Coatbridge]], |
McRoberts was born in [[Coatbridge]], Scotland. He started his football career at [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] and [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] in the [[Scottish League]],<ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite book |title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players |author=John Litster |publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine |date=October 2012}}</ref> and went on to play for [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath]] (Birmingham) and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], where he also played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], in the [[Football League]]. He was Small Heath's leading goalscorer for three successive seasons, from [[1899–1900 Small Heath F.C. season|1899–1900]] to [[1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season|1901–02]], and was Chelsea's first ever £100 signing, playing in their first League game in September 1905.<ref>[http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=383&surname=McRoberts&firstname=Bob Chelsea FC Player Profile: Bob McRoberts], StamfordBridge.com</ref> On 4 November 1905, as Chelsea beat [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] 6–0 in a home league match, McRoberts scored the club's first-ever penalty. |
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After retirement, he came back to Birmingham where in June 1911 he was appointed their first full-time professional team manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101723367/mcroberts-appointed-team-manager-with/ |title=Birmingham F.C. Team manager appointed |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Mail |date=20 June 1911 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Previously the team had been selected by a committee. He managed the club for four years. |
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McRoberts died in [[Birkenhead]], |
McRoberts died in [[Birkenhead]], England, at the age of 84. |
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==Sources== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://chelsea2.chelseafc.com/cgi-bin/playersearch.pl?Bob%20McROBERTS Chelsea F.C. official website] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708141700/http://chelsea2.chelseafc.com/cgi-bin/playersearch.pl?Bob%20McROBERTS Chelsea F.C. official website] |
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{{Birmingham City F.C. managers}} |
{{Birmingham City F.C. managers}} |
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|NAME = McRoberts, Roberts |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = McRoberts, Bob |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer, football manager |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = 12 July 1874 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Coatbridge]], [[Scotland]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH = 27 February 1959 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH = [[Birkenhead]], [[England]] |
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[[Category:Footballers from Coatbridge]] |
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[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]] |
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[[Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players]] |
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[[Category:Albion Rovers F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]] |
[[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Birmingham City F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Chelsea F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:English Football League players]] |
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[[Category:Scottish Football League players]] |
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[[Category:Scottish football managers]] |
[[Category:Scottish football managers]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 8 July 2023
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert McRoberts | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 27 February 1959 | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Birkenhead, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Coatbridge | |||
1894–1895 | Airdrieonians | 7 | (7) |
1895–1896 | Albion Rovers | ||
1896–1898 | Gainsborough Trinity | 52 | (15) |
1898–1905 | Small Heath | 173 | (70) |
1905–1911 | Chelsea | 104 | (10) |
Managerial career | |||
1911–1915 | Birmingham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert McRoberts (12 July 1874 – 27 February 1959) was a Scottish professional association football player and manager. He played as a centre forward.
McRoberts was born in Coatbridge, Scotland. He started his football career at Airdrieonians and Albion Rovers in the Scottish League,[1] and went on to play for Gainsborough Trinity, Small Heath (Birmingham) and Chelsea, where he also played as a defender, in the Football League. He was Small Heath's leading goalscorer for three successive seasons, from 1899–1900 to 1901–02, and was Chelsea's first ever £100 signing, playing in their first League game in September 1905.[2] On 4 November 1905, as Chelsea beat Barnsley 6–0 in a home league match, McRoberts scored the club's first-ever penalty.
After retirement, he came back to Birmingham where in June 1911 he was appointed their first full-time professional team manager.[3] Previously the team had been selected by a committee. He managed the club for four years.
McRoberts died in Birkenhead, England, at the age of 84.
Sources[edit]
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
References[edit]
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Bob McRoberts, StamfordBridge.com
- ^ "Birmingham F.C. Team manager appointed". Birmingham Daily Mail. 20 June 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- 1874 births
- 1959 deaths
- Footballers from Coatbridge
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Birmingham City F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Scottish football forward, 1870s birth stubs