Jock Robertson
 Robertson pictured on a cigarette card | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Walter Robertson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1970 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Rochester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1919 | Chatham Centrals | ||
| 1919–1933 | Gillingham | 365 | (1) |
| 1933–19?? | Canterbury Waverley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Walter "Jock" Robertson (21 February 1898 – 29 December 1970the Football League, making over 350 appearances.
Career
Robertson was born in
demobilisation from the Army in November 1919 he signed for professional club Gillingham,[1] at the time playing in the Southern League, but had to wait until the following April to make his debut for the team, which came in an away match against Southend United. He played in seven of the team's final eight matches of the season.[2]
At the end of the
non-league club Canterbury Waverley.[1] Details of his career beyond that point are unknown. He died in Rochester in 1970.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1919–20 |
Southern League Division One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1920–21 |
Football League Third Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1921–22 |
Football League Third Division South | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
1922–23
|
35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1923–24
|
28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
1924–25
|
38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
1925–26
|
42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
1926–27
|
36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
1927–28
|
30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
1928–29
|
32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
1929–30
|
30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
1930–31
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
1931–32
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1932–33
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 365 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 395 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- ^ Brown, Tony. The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. p. 34.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893–1984. Kent County Libraries. p. 13.
- ^ Brown, Tony. The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. pp. 33–46.