Jack Robson (football manager)

Jack Robson
Personal information
Full name John Robson
Date of birth (1860-05-24)24 May 1860
Place of birth Durham, England
Date of death 11 January 1922(1922-01-11) (aged 61)
Place of death Manchester, England
Managerial career
Years Team
1899–1905 Middlesbrough (secretary)
1905–1907 Crystal Palace (secretary)
1908–1914 Brighton & Hove Albion (secretary)
1914–1921 Manchester United

John Robson (24 May 1860 – 11 January 1922) was an Englishman who was the full-time secretary manager of Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as manager of Manchester United.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kenyon, James (2014). My Team Manchester United Wrapped Up In the Social History of Football. S.l.: Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-03338-5. OCLC 1259410737.
  2. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2018). The anatomy of Manchester United : a history in ten matches. London: Orion. ISBN 978-1-4091-2695-9. OCLC 1064929404.