Chelsea FC Profile: Bob McRoberts
Full Name: Robert McRoberts
Born: Monday, 29th June 1874
Place of birth: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Friday, 27th February 1959 (aged 84)
Place of death: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Landican Cemetery and Crematorium, Birkenhead, Wirral and commemorated in their book of remembrance
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1909
Playing Career:
Airdrieonians
Albion Rovers (Scotland)
Gainsborough Trinity
Small Heath
Chelsea (Aug 1905 to Dec 1909) - cost: £100
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 2nd September 1905, Stockport County 1 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 31 years 2 months 4 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 24th October 1908, Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Chelsea
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 23rd January 1909, Chelsea 1 - 1 Sheffield United
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob McRoberts made 106 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 2nd Sep 1905 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 9th Sep 1905 | Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() |
League | 11th Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Hull City | 6,000 | ![]() |
League | 16th Sep 1905 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 10,123 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Sep 1905 | Leicester Fosse | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 14th Oct 1905 | Lincoln City | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 3,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Oct 1905 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield Town | 10,000 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 28th Oct 1905 | Southern United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Oct 1905 | Burslem Port Vale | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() |
League | 4th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Barnsley | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 11th Nov 1905 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() |
League | 18th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burnley | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Nov 1905 | Leeds City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
League | 2nd Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Burton United | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 9th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 16th Dec 1905 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 25th Dec 1905 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | ![]() |
League | 26th Dec 1905 | Glossop | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Stockport County | 12,000 | ![]() |
League | 6th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Blackpool | 6,000 | ![]() |
League | 20th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Bradford City | 14,000 | ![]() |
League | 27th Jan 1906 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 5th Feb 1906 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | 6,000 | ![]() |
League | 10th Feb 1906 | Hull City | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 17th Feb 1906 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Lincoln City | 3,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 24th Feb 1906 | Chesterfield Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Mar 1906 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 10,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 31st Mar 1906 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Leeds City | 9,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Apr 1906 | Burton United | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() |
League | 13th Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 67,000 | ![]() |
League | 14th Apr 1906 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() |
League | 21st Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 10,000 | ![]() |
League | 28th Apr 1906 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 14,000 | ![]() |
League | 1st Sep 1906 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | Glossop | 12,000 | ![]() |
League | 8th Sep 1906 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() |
League | 15th Sep 1906 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Bradford City | 10,000 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Sep 1906 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,562 | ![]() |
League | 29th Sep 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 20,000 | ![]() |
League | 6th Oct 1906 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 13th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 20th Oct 1906 | Burton United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
League | 27th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 3rd Nov 1906 | Burslem Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 10th Nov 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Burnley | 10,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 17th Nov 1906 | Leeds City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 24th Nov 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | 14,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Dec 1906 | Chesterfield Town | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 8th Dec 1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 15th Dec 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 22nd Dec 1906 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Dec 1906 | Hull City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 29th Dec 1906 | Glossop | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Jan 1907 | Stockport County | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 5th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Blackpool | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 26th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 41,168 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 2nd Feb 1907 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 9th Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 16th Feb 1907 | Lincoln City | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | 3,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burton United | 11,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 2nd Mar 1907 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 4th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stockport County | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 9th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 16th Mar 1907 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Mar 1907 | Bradford City | 6 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leeds City | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 29th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Hull City | 48,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Mar 1907 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 6th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Chesterfield Town | 12,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 14th Sep 1907 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Sep 1907 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 20,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 28th Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Manchester United | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Jan 1908 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 1st Feb 1908 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,184 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 8th Feb 1908 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 15th Feb 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 29th Feb 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | 32,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Mar 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 14th Mar 1908 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Mar 1908 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Apr 1908 | Everton | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 4th Apr 1908 | Manchester City | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 40,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 11th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 40,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 18th Apr 1908 | Bury | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 20th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | 40,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 29th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Notts County | 10,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 5th Sep 1908 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Sep 1908 | Preston North End | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 12th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bury | 50,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Sep 1908 | Sheffield United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 20,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 26th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | 40,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 3rd Oct 1908 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 24th Oct 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 31st Oct 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | 30,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Nov 1908 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 28th Nov 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 55,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 5th Dec 1908 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 12th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob McRoberts made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 19th Aug 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 4th Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 26th May 1906 | Wiener Ramblers | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 21st Aug 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 11th Mar 1907 | West Ham United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 8th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | George Robey XI | 2,800 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 20th Aug 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 31st Aug 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 30th Apr 1908 | Norwich City | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,150 | ![]() |
Friendly | 3rd May 1908 | Everton | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 17th Aug 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 22nd Aug 1908 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 26th Oct 1908 | Millwall Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 1,500 | ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 7th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6,000 | ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob McRoberts made 11 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 7th Oct 1905 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 11th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Watford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Barnet Alston Works | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 17th Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1906 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Oct 1906 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Fulham | 16,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Dec 1907 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 2,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 14th Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Dumfries | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 21st Dec 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 25th Apr 1910 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Arthur Thomas Memorial Cup Competition XI | unknown | ![]() |
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