David Robertson (footballer, born 1900)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Stewart Robertson | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1900[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 1985 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1922 | Kilmarnock | 27 | (0) |
| 1922 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1922–1930 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 223 | (33) |
| International career | |||
| 1925 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Stewart Robertson (26 October 1900 – 7 August 1985) was a Scottish-American association footballer who played in Scotland and in the American Soccer League. A full back, he earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team.
Biography
[edit]Robertson was born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. After emigrating, he lived in New York and New Jersey, where he had two sons. He worked as a design engineer and moved to Santa Monica, California, where he became a U.S. citizen in 1942.[1][4]
Club career
[edit]Scotland
[edit]Robertson played for Dreghorn Juniors before making his debut in senior football for home town club Kilmarnock F.C. in the Scottish Football League. Robertson then went to Dumfries side Queen of the South F.C. on loan for whom he played eight games from August to October 1922.[5]
United States
[edit]In 1922, Robertson moved to the United States where he played with Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League from 1922 to 1930.[6] Another ex Queen of the South player joined him at Wanderers around the same time, Bobby Curtis.
In Robertson's time Wanderers played in the one off International Soccer League played for between US and Canadian clubs in the Summer and Autumn of 1926. Wanderers won the competition. Their best ASL season finish in Robertson's time were a 3rd in 1924/25 and a 2nd in 1928/29.[5]
National team
[edit]He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6–1 victory over Canada on November 8, 1925. The game was played in Brooklyn with Archie Stark scoring five goals.[5][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999
- ^ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ California, Death Index, 1940-1997
- ^ U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
- ^ a b c "David Robertson, QoS to USA". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- David Robertson at WorldFootball.net
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