Talk:Thomas Robertson (footballer, born 1875)

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Any sources online for him?

I came across this article as was doing research on Newton Thistle (Cambuslang) and found a profile on the Liverpool official club website [1] which appears to be the same man from the club list, but the names and dates of birth are obviously different. I don't want to trust one source over another but I can't check any of the cited sources online. Although Newton Mearns is a bigger town nowadays, 100 years ago it was a tiny hamlet, while Newton, South Lanarkshire was a thriving mining community and its football team Newton Thistle produced a few players who went pro. It would also make more sense for Robertsons family to have moved to Newton to work in the mines rather than Newton Mearns for agriculture. Therefore I am more inclined to believe the Liverpool source, although that doesn't mention anything about the name Thomas, so it's a bit of a mystery to me at this point. Possibly details of two players called Robertson getting mixed up? Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to check up on it. Crowsus (talk) 22:15, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]