Hope Robertson

Hope Robertson
Personal information
Full name	Hope Ramsey Robertson
Date of birth	17 January 1868
Place of birth	Whiteinch, Scotland
Date of death	27 September 1947 (aged 79)
Place of death	Goole, England
Position(s)	Midfielder/Right Back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1888-1890	Morton
	Minerva
1889–1890	Partick Thistle
1889–1890	Woolwich Arsenal
1890–1892	Everton
1892	Bootle
1893–1894	Partick Thistle
1894	Walsall Town Swifts
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hope Ramsey Robertson (17 January 1868 – 27 September 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bootle, Everton and Walsall Town Swifts, and in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle.^[2] He played in the first ever competitive match at Goodison Park in front of 14,000 spectators,^[3] a short time before leaving Everton.

References

^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
^ ^a ^b The Hope of Everton, ToffeeWeb, 22 February 2017
^ Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.

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[1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

[toffeeweb-2] The Hope of Everton, ToffeeWeb, 22 February 2017

[3] Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.

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