Tom Robertson (Scottish footballer)

Tom Robertson

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Hawthorn Robertson
Date of birth	1908
Place of birth	Patna, Scotland
Date of death	1962 (aged 53–54)
Place of death	Ayr, Scotland
Position(s)	Outside right Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Tongue Rovers
1929–1934	Ayr United	86	(28)
1934–1936	Dundee	73	(24)
1936–1939	Clyde	73	(14)
Total		232	(66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Hawthorn Robertson (1908–1962) was a Scottish footballer who played mostly as an outside right, though in his early career he was also utilised as a right back.[1]

He played in the Scottish Football League's top division across a decade for Ayr United,[2] Dundee and Clyde, with his most significant achievement coming at its end, when he was a member of the Clyde team that won the Scottish Cup in 1939.[3] World War II then broke out, effectively ending his senior career; during the conflict, he featured for Ayr United again in unofficial competitions.

Robertson played in one edition of the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge matches against Sheffield, scoring his side's consolation goal in the 1938 fixture, a 5–1 defeat.[1][4]

References

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. The Years 1920 – 1930, Ayr United FC
3. Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
4. Glasgow v Sheffield: A Tale of Two Footballing Cities 1874 – 1960, Tommy Malcolm, 2010