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George Robson (footballer, born 1905)

{{short description|English footballer and scout}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = George Robson

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = George Chippendale 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}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1905|6|17}}

| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1982|1905}}{{WorldFootball.net|id=george-robson}}

| height =

| position = Inside right

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = St Peter's Albion

| years1 = 1925–1928

| clubs1 = Newcastle United

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1928–1931

| clubs2 = West Ham United

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1931–1935

| clubs3 = Brentford

| caps3 = 124

| goals3 = 33

| years4 = 1935–1940

| clubs4 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps4 = 115

| goals4 = 5

}}

George Chippendale Robson (17 June 1905 – 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right, most notably for Brentford and Heart of Midlothian in the 1930s. He later became a scout at former club West Ham United.

Playing career

= Newcastle United =

An inside right, Robson joined hometown First Division club Newcastle United in 1925, but failed to make an appearance for the first team before departing in 1928.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=0955294916 |location=Harefield |page=136}}{{Cite web |date=17 June 1908 |title=George Robson |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=560&united=George_Robson |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=Westhamstats.info}}

= West Ham United =

Robson signed for First Division club West Ham United in 1928. He made his debut for the Hammers on the final day of the 1927–28 season in a 3–1 defeat to former club Newcastle United. Robson had to wait until 15 December 1928 for his next appearance, but he made his presence count with West Ham's third goal in a 3–3 draw with Sunderland.{{Cite web |title=George Robson |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/george-robson-47622/ |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=11v11.com}} That month, Robson also fired in five goals for the reserve team in a 13–2 drubbing of Fulham. On 18 May 1929, Robson scored a hat-trick against Dutch club Ajax in a 6–0 win at the Het Houten Stadion.{{Cite web |title=Ajax – West Ham United 0 – 6 (5/18/1929) |url=https://www.afc-ajax.info/en/match/1929-5-18-Ajax-West-Ham-United |website=AFC Ajax |accessdate=23 January 2019}} Robson failed to make a breakthrough into the first team at Upton Park, his best seasonal appearance tally being 11 in the 1929–30 season. He departed West Ham in February 1931, having made 18 appearances and scored two goals.

= Brentford =

Robson moved from East to West London to sign for Third Division South club Brentford in February 1931. He was a regular in the team throughout his time at Griffin Park, averaging a goal in every four league games, with manager Harry Curtis offering the view that Robson was his best ever signing. Robson contributed to the Bees' elevation to the First Division for the first time in the club's history, helping the club to the Third Division South title in 1933 and scoring 10 goals in 27 games to send the club to the top flight as Second Division champions in 1935. That same year, he also won the London Challenge Cup with the reserve team.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1-874427-57-7 |page=82}} Once in the First Division, the signings of Dai Richards and Dave McCulloch pushed Robson out of the starting line-up and he made just 18 appearances during the first half of the 1935–36 season, before departing in the Bees December 1935. Robson made 131 appearances and scored 34 goals during his time at Brentford.

= Heart of Midlothian =

Robson moved to Scotland to join Scottish First Division club Heart of Midlothian in December 1935 and effectively replaced one of the men who displaced him at Brentford, Dave McCulloch. He made his debut in a 3–0 victory over Dundee on 2 January 1936.{{Cite web |title=1936-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Dundee 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193601021.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}} Along with Freddie Warren, Robson was the team's leading appearance-maker in the 1936–37 season, making 41 appearances and scoring four goals as Hearts finished fifth.{{Cite web |title=1936–37 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1936-37.html |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=Londonhearts.com}} He made 32 appearances and scored one goal during the 1937–38 season, a campaign in which Hearts finished as runners-up to Celtic in the First Division.{{Cite web |title=1937–38 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1937-38.html |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=Londonhearts.com}} He also appeared against former club Brentford in the Empire Exhibition Trophy.{{Cite web |title=1938-06-01 Wed Hearts 1 Brentford 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193806011.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}} After the break-out of the Second World War in 1939 and the suspension of competitive football, Robson continued to appear for the club in the wartime Southern League. He made his final appearance for Hearts in a 4–1 Southern League win over Dumbarton on 9 November 1940.{{Cite web |title=1940-11-09 Sat Dumbarton 1 Hearts 4 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/194011091.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}} Robson made 163 appearances and scored seven goals during his five years at Tynecastle.{{Cite web |title=George Robson – Hearts Career – from 02 Jan 1936 to 09 Nov 1940 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/robsongeorge.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}} He won a host of minor honours while with the club, including the Wilson Cup (three times), the East of Scotland Shield (twice), the Stirling Charity Cup and the Rosebery Charity Cup.

Scouting career

After retiring as a player, Robson returned to former club West Ham United as a scout. He left Upton Park for the final time in 1971.

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Robson worked as a lorry driver.{{Cite news |date=26 April 1935 |title=Player Profile – George Robson |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5" |West Ham United

|1927–28

|First Division

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

1928–29

|First Division

|5

|1

|0

|0

|5

|1

1929–30

|First Division

|10

|1

|1

|0

|11

|1

1930–31

|First Division

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!17

!2

!1

!0

!18

!2

rowspan="7" |Brentford

|1930–31

|Third Division South

|13

|5

| colspan="2" |—

|13

|5

1931–32

|Third Division South

|38

|9

|5

|1

|43

|10

1932–33

|Third Division South

|24

|6

|1

|0

|25

|6

1933–34

|Second Division

|4

|0

|0

|0

|4

|0

1934–35

|Second Division

|27

|10

|1

|0

|28

|10

1935–36

|First Division

|18

|3

| colspan="2" |—

|18

|3

colspan="2" |Total

!124

!33

!7

!1

!131

!34

rowspan="5" |Heart of Midlothian

|1935–36{{Cite web |title=1935–36 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1935-36.html |access-date=15 December 2016 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}

|Scottish First Division

|13

|1

|0

|0

|13

|1

1936–37

|Scottish First Division

|38

|3

|3

|0

|41

|3

1937–38

|Scottish First Division

|31

|1

|1

|0

|32

|1

1938–39{{Cite web |title=1938–39 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1938-39.html |access-date=15 December 2016 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}

|Scottish First Division

|33

|0

|4

|0

|37

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!115

!5

!8

!0

!123

!5

colspan="3" |Career total

!256

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Honours

Brentford

Heart of Midlothian

  • Wilson Cup: 1936–37, 1939–40, 1940–41{{Cite web |title=1936-08-12 Wed Hearts 3 Hibernian 2 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193608121.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}{{Cite web |title=1939-08-16 Wed Hibernian 0 Hearts 2 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193908161.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}{{Cite web |title=1940-08-14 Wed Hearts 3 Hibernian 2 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/194008141.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}
  • East of Scotland Shield: 1936–37, 1937–38{{Cite web |title=1937-04-17 Sat Hearts 6 Hibernian 2 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193704171.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}{{Cite web |title=1938-04-18 Mon Hibernian 4 Hearts 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193804181.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}
  • Stirling Charity Cup: 1936–37{{Cite web |title=1937-05-07 Fri Kings Park 1 Hearts 5 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193705071.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}
  • Rosebery Charity Cup: 1936–37{{Cite web |title=1937-05-15 Sat Hearts 2 Hibernian 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/193705151.html |publisher=Londonhearts.com |accessdate=24 August 2014}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=560&united=George_Robson West Ham United career details]

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Category:English men's footballers

Category:English Football League players

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne

Category:Newcastle United F.C. players

Category:West Ham United F.C. players

Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players

Category:Men's association football inside forwards

Category:1905 births

Category:1982 deaths

Category:West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff

Category:Scottish Football League players

Category:20th-century English sportsmen