Robert Randles
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Randles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1888[2] | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Date of death | 8 or 9 October 1916[3] | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Somme, France | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1906 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
Tranmere Rovers | |||
1908–1909 | Chesterfield Town | 4 | (1) |
Tranmere Rovers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Randles (12 February 1888 – 8 or 9 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Chesterfield Town.[1]
Personal life
Randles served as a private in the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF during the First World War and was killed on 8 or 9 October 1916.[4] He was buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, France.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chesterfield Town | 1908–09[5] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 239. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1899–1909". Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Robert Randles | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1908–09". Retrieved 16 December 2018.
Categories:
- English Football League players
- 1888 births
- 1916 deaths
- Sportspeople from Birkenhead
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Association football inside forwards
- Canadian military personnel killed in World War I
- Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers
- English footballers
- Burials at Adanac Military Cemetery
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs