Hope Robertson
FullnameHope Ramsey Robertson
Birth date17 January 1868[1]
Birth placeWhiteinch, Scotland
Death date27 September 1947 (aged 79)[2]
Death placeGoole, England
PositionMidfielder/Right Back
Years 11888-1890
Clubs 1Morton
Clubs 2Minerva
Years 31889–1890
Clubs 3Partick Thistle
Caps 33
Goals 30
Years 41889–1890
Clubs 4Woolwich Arsenal
Caps 44
Goals 44
Years 51890–1892
Clubs 5Everton
Caps 532
Goals 51
Years 61892
Clubs 6Bootle
Caps 610
Goals 61
Years 71893–1894
Clubs 7Partick Thistle
Caps 729
Goals 72
Years 81894
Clubs 8Walsall Town Swifts
Caps 812
Goals 80

Hope Ramsey Robertson (17 January 1868 – 27 September 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Bootle, Everton and Walsall Town Swifts, and in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle.[2] He played in the first ever competitive match at Goodison Park in front of 14,000 spectators,[3] a short time before leaving Everton.

References

  1. ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. ^ The Hope of Everton, ToffeeWeb, 22 February 2017
  3. ^ Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.