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Chelsea FC Profile: Bill H Robertson

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Full Name: William Harold Robertson

Born: Sunday, 25th March 1923
Place of birth: Crowthorne, Berkshire, England
Height: 6' 1 1/2"
Died: Saturday, 15th March 2003 (aged 79)
Place of death: Hanworth, Middlesex, England
Burial: Cremated - South West Middlesex Crematorium. No known memorial

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1945 to 1948


Playing Career:


R.A.F. Lossiemouth
Chelsea (Oct 1945 to Dec 1948) - cost: unknown
Birmingham City
Stoke City

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 5th January 1946, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City

Age on debut: 22 years 9 months 11 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 29th March 1948, Manchester City 1 - 0 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1945 / 46 060006
1946 / 47 22000022
1947 / 48 15000015
Total37600043

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bill H Robertson made 43 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
F.A. Cup5th Jan 1946Chelsea11Leicester City39,678 match drawn
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1946Leicester City02Chelsea25,368 match won
F.A. Cup26th Jan 1946Chelsea20West Ham United65,726 match won
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1946West Ham United10Chelsea35,000 match lost
F.A. Cup9th Feb 1946Chelsea01Aston Villa65,307 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Feb 1946Aston Villa10Chelsea55,000 match lost
League31st Aug 1946Chelsea43Bolton Wanderers62,850 match won
League4th Sep 1946Chelsea03Manchester United27,750 match lost
League7th Sep 1946Liverpool74Chelsea49,995 match lost
League9th Sep 1946Sheffield United22Chelsea41,545 match drawn
League14th Sep 1946Chelsea30Leeds United56,484 match won
League18th Sep 1946Manchester United11Chelsea30,275 match drawn
League21st Sep 1946Grimsby Town21Chelsea21,932 match lost
League28th Sep 1946Chelsea22Charlton Athletic63,859 match drawn
League5th Oct 1946Middlesbrough32Chelsea44,082 match lost
League12th Oct 1946Chelsea25Stoke City67,935 match lost
League19th Oct 1946Portsmouth02Chelsea36,474 match won
League26th Oct 1946Chelsea21Arsenal56,432 match won
League2nd Nov 1946Blackpool10Chelsea23,365 match lost
League9th Nov 1946Chelsea32Brentford50,242 match won
League16th Nov 1946Sunderland12Chelsea41,227 match won
League23rd Nov 1946Chelsea13Aston Villa63,896 match lost
League30th Nov 1946Derby County31Chelsea27,946 match lost
League7th Dec 1946Chelsea11Everton41,255 match drawn
League14th Dec 1946Huddersfield Town14Chelsea9,011 match won
League21st Dec 1946Chelsea12Wolverhampton Wanderers43,006 match lost
League10th May 1947Chelsea20Middlesbrough22,482 match won
League26th May 1947Chelsea03Portsmouth26,048 match lost
League23rd Aug 1947Blackpool30Chelsea27,389 match lost
League27th Aug 1947Chelsea10Blackburn Rovers36,375 match won
League30th Aug 1947Chelsea10Derby County59,919 match won
League6th Sep 1947Huddersfield Town31Chelsea24,837 match lost
League10th Sep 1947Chelsea11Sunderland30,085 match drawn
League13th Sep 1947Chelsea11Bolton Wanderers41,242 match drawn
League17th Sep 1947Sunderland23Chelsea31,444 match won
League20th Sep 1947Chelsea31Everton42,955 match won
League27th Sep 1947Wolverhampton Wanderers10Chelsea51,365 match lost
League4th Oct 1947Chelsea42Aston Villa67,789 match won
League11th Oct 1947Liverpool30Chelsea51,449 match lost
League18th Oct 1947Chelsea42Middlesbrough49,398 match won
League25th Oct 1947Charlton Athletic31Chelsea58,866 match lost
League1st Nov 1947Chelsea00Arsenal67,277 match drawn
League29th Mar 1948Manchester City10Chelsea31,643 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1945 / 46 8
1946 / 47 4
Total12

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bill H Robertson made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly26th Apr 1946KB Copenhagen21Chelsea29,000 match lost
Friendly8th May 1946Swindon Town24Chelsea10,000 match won
Friendly26th May 1946Young Fellows Zurich05Chelsea4,300 match won
Friendly30th May 1946Servette02Chelsea9,000 match won
Friendly2nd Jun 1946Young Boys Bern17Chelsea6,500 match won
Friendly5th Jun 1946Chaux de Fonds04Chelsea7,000 match won
Friendly8th Jun 1946St. Gallen15Chelsea6,000 match won
Friendly13th Jun 1946FC Basel23Chelsea7,000 match won
Friendly24th Aug 1946Chelsea55Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd Jun 1947IFK Norrkoping41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly8th Jun 1947Sweden XI10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly11th Jun 1947Gothenburg Alliance00Chelsea16,000 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1945 / 46 1
1946 / 47 20
1947 / 48 30
Total51

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bill H Robertson made 51 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League25th Dec 1945Luton Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1946Southampton30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1946Queens Park Rangers32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Dec 1946Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th Jan 1947Coventry City12Chelsea4,478 match won
Football Combination Cup18th Jan 1947Chelsea32Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Football Combination Cup25th Jan 1947Charlton Athletic02Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup1st Feb 1947Chelsea21Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League5th Feb 1947Chelsea42Bristol Cityunknown match won
Football Combination Cup1st Mar 1947Chelsea05Fulhamunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup5th Mar 1947Brighton And Hove Albion01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Mar 1947Chelsea31Southamptonunknown match won
Football Combination Cup15th Mar 1947Chelsea21Millwallunknown match won
Football Combination Cup22nd Mar 1947Millwall12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup29th Mar 1947Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Apr 1947Chelsea13Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Apr 1947Brighton And Hove Albion12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Apr 1947Chelsea20Aldershotunknown match won
Reserve League3rd May 1947Bristol Rovers03Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League7th May 1947Chelsea03Portsmouthunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup21st May 1947Chelsea41Leyton Orientunknown match won
London Football Association Cup10th Nov 1947Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea8,282 match drawn
London Football Association Cup17th Nov 1947Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspur5,000 match lost
Reserve League22nd Nov 1947Chelsea02Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Nov 1947Brighton And Hove Albion23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Dec 1947Chelsea51Brentfordunknown match won
Friendly13th Dec 1947Margate11Chelsea1,880 match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1947Aldershot01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1947Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1947Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Dec 1947Charlton Athletic03Chelsea3,205 match won
Football Combination Cup3rd Jan 1948Chelsea12Leyton Orientunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup14th Jan 1948Chelsea52Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Football Combination Cup17th Jan 1948Fulham22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup24th Jan 1948Chelsea41Fulhamunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Jan 1948Chelsea21Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Feb 1948Arsenal01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup14th Feb 1948Crystal Palace12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup21st Feb 1948Chelsea21Millwallunknown match won
Friendly28th Feb 1948Dover Town24Chelsea2,786 match won
Football Combination Cup6th Mar 1948Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Football Combination Cup20th Mar 1948Millwall11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup24th Mar 1948Brighton And Hove Albion20Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup26th Mar 1948Queens Park Rangers10Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup27th Mar 1948Leyton Orient03Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Mar 1948Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1948Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League7th Apr 1948Chelsea21Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League14th Apr 1948Bristol Rovers14Chelsea3,154 match won
Friendly17th Apr 1948Redhill42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Apr 1948Chelsea41Swansea Townunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player Bill H Robertson

Games Won: 16
Win Percentage: 37.21%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 43 appearances, Bill H Robertson played alongside the following 33 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Argue (1)
Ken Armstrong (15)
Jimmy Bain (11)
Sidney Bathgate (14)
Roy Bentley (1)
Hugh Billington (1)
Jimmy Bowie (8)
Bobby Campbell (6)
Alex Davidson (1)
Murdoch Dickie (1)
Len Dolding (20)
Charlie Dyke (1)
Dickie Foss (17)
John Galloway (2)
Ray Goddard (7)
Len Goulden (37)
John Harris (43)
Billy Hughes (1)
Tommy Lawton (32)
Fred Lewis (8)
James Macaulay (13)
Alex Machin (29)
John McInnes (10)
Johnny Paton (3)
Joe Payne (5)
Robert Russell (2)
Dick Spence (32)
Willi Steffen (4)
Albert Tennant (6)
Tommy Walker (33)
Alex White (12)
Reg Williams (13)
Danny Winter (41)