Robert Houston (9 January 1877 – 29 November 1954) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for St Bernard's, Heart of Midlothian and

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.(Hearts player) Robert Houston
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Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; In two seasons with Hearts (joining the club alongside St Bernard's teammate Mark Bell) he claimed winner's medals in the

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, followed by the 1901–02 World Championship. The opposition they defeated in the cross-border challenge was the

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holders Tottenham, who signed Houston a few months later; in

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, he lost the battle for a regular place in the side with future English international

Vivian Woodward Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 – 31 January 1954) was an English footballer who enjoyed the peak of his career from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the First World War. He played for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Inter ...

He was a regular feature of the squad that won the London League that season. Houston returned to Scotland a year later, aged 30. After that point, no appearances were recorded for him in major competitions. He had married the daughter of Tottenham's groundsman, and later returned to act as an assistant in the role. He remained in that position till WW2.

Honours

Hearts *

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: 1901–02 Tottenham Hotspur * London League 1902–03

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, Bob Scottish men's footballers St Bernard's F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players 1877 births 1954 deaths Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Footballers from Fife People from Leven, Fife Men's association football forwards Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff