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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Samuel Chatt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1869[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnard Castle, Durham, England[3] | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 84–85)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Durham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half / Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1888–1889 | Cleator Moor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889–1893 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | ||
| 1893–1898 | Aston Villa | 86 | (19) |
| 1898–1899 | Stockton | ||
| 1899–1900 | South Shields | ||
| 1900–190? | Willington Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Samuel Chatt (August 1870 – c. 1955)[2] was an English footballer who was a member of the Aston Villa team which won the Football League championship three times in the 1890s. Chatt was credited with scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup final history, scored after just 30 seconds in the 1895 FA Cup final.[4] This record stood for 114 years until Louis Saha of Everton scored after 25 seconds against Chelsea in the 2009 final.[5] His brother, Fred, played for Burton Wanderers.[3]
Chatt later won the FA Amateur Cup with Stockton and is the only player to have winner's medals for both the FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup.[6]
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]". Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Giants of the amateur game". thisiscumbria.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2008.