| Robert Robertson |
 Robert Robertson was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The goalkeeper joined Thistle in 1893. He made his first known appearance on Saturday, 29th April, 1893, in a 3-2 defeat away to Linthouse in the Scottish Alliance League. Robert kept his first known clean-sheet on Thursday, 4th May, 1893, in a 2-0 friendly win at home to Queen's Park Select. He registered his second and final known clean-sheet on Saturday, 20th May, 1893, in a 6-0 neutral-venue win against Dykebar in the Greenock Charity Cup. He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 10th November, 1894, in a 5-3 defeat at home to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 9 occasions. His known club-list included only Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Robert died. *
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| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
| # |  |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
04.05.1893 Queen's Park Select [h] W2-0 (Friendly) |
| 2 | |
20.05.1893 Dykebar [n] W6-0 (Greenock Charity Cup Semi Final replay) |
| Robert Robertson's clean-sheet ratio |
|---|
| 2/9 ← success rate → 22.2% |
| Thistle's clean-sheet ratio |
|---|
| 1610/6864 ← success rate → 23.5% |
| @ 20-Dec-2025 |
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