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Thomas Robertson (17 October 1876 – 13 August 1941) was a Scottish
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who played as an
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. He was part of the Heart of Midlothian team that won the Scottish league title in 1897. He also played for
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between 1898 and 1902, helping them to the
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title in 1901.


Life and playing career

Born in Scotland, Robertson played for East Benhar Heatherbell,
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, Fauldhouse and Hearts – it is reported that the
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club took him on after an impressive performance making up their numbers in a reserve game at Fauldhouse. He went on to win the Scottish League title with Hearts in 1897. Robertson was signed along with John Walker for £350 by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1898. He made his debut in a Football League Division One against
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on 11 April 1898, scoring his first goal in the same match. The winger had a very successful time at
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missing just a single game in his first two seasons at the club, he even bagged a very respectable 19 goals, not bad for someone playing out on the flank. Robertson was an ever present in the 1900–01 season as the Reds went on to win their first league title. Robertson left Liverpool at the end of the following season after making a further 25 appearances, returning to Edinburgh and Hearts. He also went on to play for
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,
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(one of the very few players to have played for both bitter rivals at each end of the East Lancs Road) and Bathgate. Robertson received one
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for Scotland, playing against
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in a British Championship match on 26 March 1898 at Solitude,
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; he also managed to find the net in a 3–0 victory for Scotland. In both 1900 and 1901 he took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match (alongside William Robertson and Tom Robertson in the first and up against Jacky Robertson in the second – all no relation),International Trial Match. A Disappointing Game.
The Scottish Referee, 22 March 1901, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
but this did not lead to any further international appearances.


Honours


Club

Hearts * 1896–97 Scottish Division OneLFC History - Tommy Robertson profile
/ref> Liverpool *
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: 1900–01


References


External links


Tommy Robertson profile at LFCHistory.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Tommy 1876 births Motherwell F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers 1941 deaths Bathgate F.C. players Men's association football wingers Footballers from West Lothian People from Harthill