George Robson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Chippendale Robson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 1982 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Playing position | Inside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Peter's Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1928 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | West Ham United | 17 | (2) |
| 1931–1935 | Brentford | 124 | (33) |
| 1935–1940 | Heart of Midlothian | 115 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Chippendale Robson (17 June 1908 – 1982) was an English professional football inside right, most notably for Brentford and Heart of Midlothian in the 1930s. He later became a scout at former club West Ham United.
An inside right, Robson joined hometown Division One club Newcastle United in 1925, but failed to make an appearance for the first team before departing in 1928.
Robson signed for Division One club West Ham United in 1928. He made his debut for the Hammers on the final day of the 1927–28 season in a 3–1 defeat to former club Newcastle United. Robson had to wait until 15 December 1928 for his next appearance, but he made his presence count with West Ham's third goal in a 3–3 draw with Sunderland. That month, Robson also fired in five goals for the reserve team in a 13–2 drubbing of Fulham. Robson failed to make a breakthrough into the first team at Upton Park, his best seasonal appearance tally being 11 in the 1929–30 season. He departed West Ham in February 1931, having made 18 appearances and scored two goals.
Robson moved from East to West London to sign for Division Three South side Brentford in February 1931. He was a regular in the team throughout his time at Griffin Park, averaging a goal in every four league games, with manager Harry Curtis offering the view that Robson was his best ever signing. Robson contributed to the Bees' elevation to Division One for the first time in the club's history, helping the club to the Division Three South title in 1933 and scoring 10 goals in 27 games to send the club to the top flight as Division Two champions in 1935. That same year, he also won the London Challenge Cup with the reserve team. Once in Division One, the signings of Dai Richards and Dave McCulloch pushed Robson out of the starting line-up and he made just 18 appearances during the first half of the 1935–36 season, before departing in the Bees December 1935. Robson made 131 appearances and scored 34 goals during his time at Brentford.
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