| Robertson [ii] |
 Robertson (forename unknown) was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward appeared for Thistle in February, 1888. He made his only known appearance on Saturday, 11th February, 1888, in a 2-1 friendly defeat at home to Cambuslang. There were no goals for Robertson in his only known appearance for Thistle. His known club-list included only Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Robertson died. *
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Historian's note: We can't help but wonder if this Robertson [ii] was, in reality, an early guest / trial appearance for Hope Robertson. Hope was several years at Westburn by this point, and was just about to start a short stint at Queen's Park, so he could well have been 'in the market' for a move.
Robertson [iii]
| Robertson [iii] |
Robertson (forename unknown) was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward was possibly a trialist for George Easton's Thistle in May, 1904. He made his only appearance on Saturday, 14th May, 1904, in a 2-1 friendly defeat at home to Queen's Park. There were no goals for Robertson in his one-off appearance for Thistle. His known club-list included only Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Robertson died. *
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Historian's note: George C. Robertson reportedly played 3 games for Thistle in his pre-Motherwell days, although his only confirmed date was an abandoned Glasgow League fixture against Clyde on 27th March, 1906. Might these two be one and the same, kept in mind by the directors for a second trial nearly 2 years later? We may never know, but an illuminating snippet in the SR (25-Feb-1910) read: “Robertson was the distinct find of the Firhill trial, and will be selected v. Wales, if not other nations. Curious. Partick Thistle played him in three matches previous to his going to Motherwell [June 1906], but saw nothing of the gem in the old Yoker Athletic lad.” It's probably odds against, but we'll keep our eyes peeled just in case.