David Robson (footballer, born 1873)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{for|the Welsh football goalkeeper|David Robson (footballer, born 2002)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Robson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kirkmahoe, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1926|1873}}
| death_place = West Ham, England
| position = Left back
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| years1 = 1889–1892
| clubs1 = Ayr
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| years2 = 1892–1894
| clubs2 = Ardwick
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1894
| clubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1894–1896
| clubs4 = Manchester City
| caps4 = 47
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1896–1898
| clubs5 = Millwall Athletic
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| years6 = 1898–1899
| clubs6 = Wellingborough
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| years7 = 1899–1901
| clubs7 = Bristol City
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| years8 = 1901–1902
| clubs8 = Brentford
| caps8 = 29
| goals8 = 0
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David J. Robson{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=250}} (21 March 1873 – 1926) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers as a left back.{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}{{Cite web |title=David Robson |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/david-robson-47621/ |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=11v11.com}} He also played in the Southern League for Millwall Athletic, Bristol City and Brentford.{{Cite web |title=Robson David Millwall Athletic 1896 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/robson-david-image-1-millwall-1896/ |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=D.J. Robson |url=http://citystats.org.uk:80/playerdetail.asp?id=611&filter=R |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304050940/http://citystats.org.uk:80/playerdetail.asp?id=611&filter=R |archive-date=4 March 2006 |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers}}
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
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rowspan="3" |Ardwick
|1892–93{{Cite web |title=David Robson – Manchester City Player Statistics |url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/3/David-Robson |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=StatCity}} | rowspan="2" |Second Division |22 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |24 |0 |
1893–94
|17 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |0 |
colspan="2" |Total
!39 !0 !3 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !42 !0 |
rowspan="3" |Wolverhampton Wanderers
|1893–94{{Cite news |title=Squad List 1893/94 |work=Wolves |url=http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/wolves/s115/st194306/squad-list-189394 |access-date=9 November 2018}} | rowspan="2" |First Division |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |
1894–95{{Cite news |title=Squad List 1894/95 |work=Wolves |url=http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s115/st194308.htm |access-date=9 November 2018}}
|4 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 |
colspan="2" |Total
!5 !0 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !5 !0 |
rowspan="3" |Manchester City
| rowspan="2" |Second Division |17 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |17 |0 |
1895–96
|30 |1 | colspan="2" |— |4Appearances in Football League test match |0 |34 |1 |
colspan="2" |Ardwick/Manchester City total
!86 !1 !3 !0 !4 !0 !93 !1 |
Brentford
|1901–02{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=356}} |Southern League First Division |29 |0 |3 |0 |1Appearance in Southern League test match |0 |33 |0 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!120 !1 !3 !0 !5 !0 !128 !1 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Wellingborough Town F.C. players
Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen
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