Horace Osborne Robotham (12 June 1879 – 12 September 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers as a right half.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Fulham, New Brompton and Brentford.[3]
 Robotham while with Fulham in 1905 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horace Osborne Robotham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Heath Town, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 1916 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Flers-Courcelette, France | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wolverhampton Post Office | |||
| Redshaw Albion | |||
| 1899 | Ossett | ||
| 1899–1901 | Hunslet | ||
| 1901–1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | (1) |
| 1903–1905 | Fulham | 34 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Brentford | 18 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Glossop | 23 | (4) |
| 1907–1908 | New Brompton | 30 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Wellington Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editOn 26 November 1915, in Wolverhampton during the First World War,[4] Robotham enlisted in the 2nd Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[2] He served his initial time on the Western Front between Hazebrouck and Bailleul in 1916 and later took part in the Battle of the Somme.[2] Robotham was killed on 12 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.[2] His body was never recovered and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1901–02[5] | First Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1902–03[6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Brentford | 1905–06[3] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| New Brompton | 1907–08[7] | Southern League First Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Career total | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 250. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e "Harry Robotham". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Appearances & Scorers 1901/02". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Appearances & Scorers 1902/03". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Harry Robotham". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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