Rawson Robertshaw

{{Short description|England international rugby union footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

|name = Rawson Robertshaw

|fullname = Albert Rawson Robertshaw

|image = Rawson Robertshaw, Percy Robertshaw and Herbert Robertshaw - Bradford FC.jpeg

|image_size = 192

|caption = Rawson Robertshaw, Percy Robertshaw and Herbert Robertshaw

|birth_date = October→December 1861

|birth_place = Bradford, England

|death_date = 17 November 1920 (aged 58)

|death_place = Bradford, England

|height =

|weight =

|position = Three-quarters

|clubs1 = Bradford FC

|clubs2 = Yorkshire

|repteam1 = England{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/742.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

|repyears1 = 1886-87

|repcaps1 = 5

|reppoints1 = 0

}}

Albert Rawson Robertshaw (birth registered October→December 1861{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QixUwEX1c%2F4fG8M2SmYIvA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} – 17 November 1920{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=yzt4Hsp8f0qWrbVhnqpf6w&scan=1|title=Death details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford FC,{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|page= 178}} as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Background

Robertshaw's birth was registered in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 58 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

Robertshaw won caps for England while at Bradford FC in 1886 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1887 against Wales, and Scotland.

Personal life

Robertshaw married in 1901 in Leeds.{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=MEtsMtgTCyuXw4zDTw5orA&scan=1|title=Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}

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