Chelsea FC Profile: Bill Robertson
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:
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
Debut: Saturday, 5th January 1946, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City
Age on debut: 22 years 9 months 11 days
Last Appearance: Monday, 29th March 1948, Manchester City 1 - 0 Chelsea
Appearances
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* 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 Robertson made 43 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| F.A. Cup | 5th Jan 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | 39,678 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1946 | Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,368 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 26th Jan 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 65,726 | |
| F.A. Cup | 30th Jan 1946 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 9th Feb 1946 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Aston Villa | 65,307 | |
| F.A. Cup | 12th Feb 1946 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 55,000 | |
| League | 31st Aug 1946 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 62,850 | |
| League | 4th Sep 1946 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Manchester United | 27,750 | |
| League | 7th Sep 1946 | Liverpool | 7 | 4 | Chelsea | 49,995 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1946 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,545 | |
| League | 14th Sep 1946 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 56,484 | |
| League | 18th Sep 1946 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,275 | |
| League | 21st Sep 1946 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,932 | |
| League | 28th Sep 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 63,859 | |
| League | 5th Oct 1946 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 44,082 | |
| League | 12th Oct 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 5 | Stoke City | 67,935 | |
| League | 19th Oct 1946 | Portsmouth | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 36,474 | |
| League | 26th Oct 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | 56,432 | |
| League | 2nd Nov 1946 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,365 | |
| League | 9th Nov 1946 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Brentford | 50,242 | |
| League | 16th Nov 1946 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,227 | |
| League | 23rd Nov 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 63,896 | |
| League | 30th Nov 1946 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,946 | |
| League | 7th Dec 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Everton | 41,255 | |
| League | 14th Dec 1946 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 9,011 | |
| League | 21st Dec 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43,006 | |
| League | 10th May 1947 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 22,482 | |
| League | 26th May 1947 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Portsmouth | 26,048 | |
| League | 23rd Aug 1947 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 27,389 | |
| League | 27th Aug 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 36,375 | |
| League | 30th Aug 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 59,919 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1947 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,837 | |
| League | 10th Sep 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 30,085 | |
| League | 13th Sep 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 41,242 | |
| League | 17th Sep 1947 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 31,444 | |
| League | 20th Sep 1947 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Everton | 42,955 | |
| League | 27th Sep 1947 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 51,365 | |
| League | 4th Oct 1947 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Aston Villa | 67,789 | |
| League | 11th Oct 1947 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 51,449 | |
| League | 18th Oct 1947 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 49,398 | |
| League | 25th Oct 1947 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 58,866 | |
| League | 1st Nov 1947 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 67,277 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1948 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 31,643 | |
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