Harry Robotham | |
|---|---|
 Robotham while with Fulham in 1905 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 June 1879 Heath Town, England |
| Died |
12 September 1916 (aged 37)[1] Flers-Courcelette, France |
Horace Osborne Robotham (12 June 1879 – 12 September 1916) was an English professional football right half who played in the Football League for Glossop North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2] He also played in the Southern League for Fulham, New Brompton and Brentford.[3]
Personal life[]
On 26 November 1915, in Wolverhampton during the First World War,[4] Robotham enlisted in the 23rd (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[1] He served his initial time on the Western Front between Hazebrouck and Bailleul in 1916 and later took part in the Battle of the Somme.[1] Robotham was killed on 12 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.[1] His body was never recovered and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1905–06[3] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| New Brompton | 1907–08[5] | Southern League First Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Harry Robotham – Football and the First World War". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/harry-robotham-footballer/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 250. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Fulham Players and the First World War – University of Wolverhampton". https://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/centre-for-historical-research/football-and-war-network/football-and-war-blog/2020/fulham-players-and-the-first-world-war/.
- ↑ "Gillingham FC Career Details". http://www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Robotham%2CHarry.
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