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Chelsea FC Profile: James Robertson

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Full Name: James Alexander Robertson (Snr)

Born: Friday, 6th September 1878
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Died: Tuesday, 6th July 1965 (aged 86)
Place of death: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Riddrie Park Cemetery, Glasgow

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1907


Playing Career:


Small Heath
Chelsea (Apr 1905 to Aug 1907) - cost: £50
Glossop
Partick Thistle
Ayr United
Leeds City

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 2nd September 1905, Stockport County 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 26 years 11 months 27 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 13th April 1907, Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 17200019
1906 / 07 13000013
Total30200032

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 13100014
1906 / 07 700007
Total20100021


* 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. James Robertson made 32 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League2nd Sep 1905Stockport County10Chelsea7,000 match lost
League30th Sep 1905Leicester Fosse01Chelsea7,000 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup7th Oct 1905Chelsea61First Grenadier Guards5,000 match won scored 1 goal
League14th Oct 1905Lincoln City14Chelsea3,000 match won
League30th Oct 1905Burslem Port Vale32Chelsea5,000 match lost
F.A. Cup18th Nov 1905Crystal Palace71Chelsea3,000 match lost
League2nd Dec 1905Chelsea30Burton United7,000 match won scored 1 goal
League9th Dec 1905Chelsea20Grimsby Town7,000 match won
League16th Dec 1905Gainsborough Trinity02Chelsea8,000 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Dec 1905Chelsea42Stockport County12,000 match won scored 3 goals
League6th Jan 1906Chelsea60Blackpool6,000 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Jan 1906Chelsea42Bradford City14,000 match won scored 1 goal
League27th Jan 1906West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea25,000 match drawn
League5th Feb 1906Chelsea33Leicester Fosse6,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League10th Feb 1906Hull City43Chelsea7,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League3rd Mar 1906Chelsea70Burslem Port Vale10,000 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Mar 1906Chelsea61Clapton Orient15,000 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Apr 1906Burton United24Chelsea10,000 match won scored 1 goal
League14th Apr 1906Grimsby Town11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
League8th Sep 1906Blackpool00Chelsea6,000 match drawn
League13th Oct 1906Chelsea20Lincoln City10,000 match won
League10th Nov 1906Chelsea20Burnley10,000 match won
League17th Nov 1906Leeds City01Chelsea8,000 match won
League24th Nov 1906Chelsea21Barnsley14,000 match won
League16th Feb 1907Lincoln City05Chelsea3,000 match won scored 3 goals
League23rd Feb 1907Chelsea10Burton United11,000 match won
League2nd Mar 1907Grimsby Town21Chelsea6,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League16th Mar 1907Burnley11Chelsea7,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League19th Mar 1907Bradford City63Chelsea6,000 match lost
League29th Mar 1907Chelsea30Hull City48,000 match won
League6th Apr 1907Chelsea71Chesterfield Town12,000 match won scored 2 goals
League13th Apr 1907Chelsea40Wolverhampton Wanderers30,000 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 5
1906 / 07 7
Total12

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 3
1906 / 07 2
Total5


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Robertson made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly19th Aug 1905Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly24th Aug 1905Chelsea70Chelseaunknown match lost scored 3 goals
Friendly4th Sep 1905Chelsea40Liverpool6,000 match won
Friendly20th Nov 1905Southampton52Chelsea3,000 match lost
Friendly13th Dec 1905Chelsea01Corinthians (UK)8,000 match lost
Friendly21st Aug 1906Chelsea20Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly5th Sep 1906Chelsea01London Caledonians500 match lost
Friendly12th Sep 1906Crystal Palace40Chelsea2,000 match lost
Friendly19th Sep 1906New Brompton24Chelsea1,000 match won scored 1 goal
Friendly1st Apr 1907Chelsea14Fulham15,000 match lost
Friendly8th Apr 1907Chelsea03George Robey XI2,800 match lost
Friendly12th May 1907Haarlemsche37Chelsea2,500 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 17
1906 / 07 12
Total29

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 11
1906 / 07 5
Total16


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Robertson made 29 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League9th Sep 1905Chelsea70Eastbourne FC500 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Sep 1905Chelsea41Grays Unitedunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly21st Sep 1905Chelsea60Marcians2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Sep 1905Queens Park Rangers10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Oct 1905Hitchin Town32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Oct 1905Watford03Chelsea800 match won
Reserve League25th Nov 1905Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Dec 1905Hastings and St Leonards53Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Dec 1905Chelsea13Woolwich Arsenalunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly26th Dec 1905Chelsea43Darlington3,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League11th Jan 1906Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League24th Feb 1906Chelsea60Hastings and St Leonardsunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Mar 1906Eastbourne FC14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Mar 1906Chelsea32Southern Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League24th Mar 1906Catford Southend United10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Mar 1906Tottenham Hotspur71Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League5th Apr 1906Chelsea60Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League1st Sep 1906Sittingbourne11Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Reserve League10th Oct 1906Reading21Chelsea8,000 match lost
Reserve League15th Oct 1906Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League18th Oct 1906Chelsea22Fulham3,500 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Oct 1906Chelsea31Norwich Cityunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Nov 1906Chelsea42Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League19th Nov 1906Chelsea02Queens Park Rangers2,000 match lost
Reserve League12th Jan 1907Chelsea13Leytonunknown match lost
Friendly30th Jan 1907Southend United31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Feb 1907Woolwich Arsenal70Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Feb 1907Brentford32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Apr 1907Hitchin Town15Chelseaunknown match won scored 3 goals

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


James' son, also known as James Alexander was born in 1906 in London during his time at Chelsea and also joined Chelsea in the early 1930s, but never making it to the 1st team.

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for James Alexander Robertson (Snr) View CGS profile for James Alexander Robertson (Snr) on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for James Alexander Robertson (Snr) View CGS profile for James Alexander Robertson (Snr) on Find-A-Grave
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Chelsea FC Player James Robertson

Games Won: 21
Win Percentage: 65.63%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 32 appearances, James Robertson played alongside the following 33 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ted Birnie (7)
Billy Bridgeman (6)
Robert Bush (3)
Michael Byrne (3)
David Copeland (7)
James Craigie (2)
Charles Donaghy (2)
William Foulke (16)
James Frost (8)
Johnny Goodwin (1)
H Harris (1)
George Henderson (12)
George Hilsdon (7)
George Key (17)
Jack Kirwan (28)
Bob Mackie (15)
David McCartney (1)
Tommy McDermott (9)
Bob McEwan (9)
Bob McRoberts (28)
Tommy Miller (28)
Martin Moran (18)
Francis O'Hara (2)
Frank Pearson (14)
Willie Porter (2)
Peter Proudfoot (4)
Jacky Robertson (19)
Walter Toomer (1)
Joseph Walton (13)
James Watson (2)
Bob Whiting (13)
Jimmy Windridge (21)
Fred Wolff (1)