| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Atherton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethesda, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 1917 (aged 41)[2] | ||
| Place of death | North Sea | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dalry Primrose | ||
| 1895–1897 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1897–1903 | Hibernian | 75 | (25) |
| 1903–1906 | Middlesbrough | 60 | (13) |
| 1906 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1899–1905 | Wales | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Atherton (29 July 1876 – 19 October 1917) [3] was a Welsh footballer who played as a half back and forward for Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Middlesbrough and Chelsea in the late 1890s and early 1900s. He was capped by Wales at international level.[4]
Bobby Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams,[5] and younger sibling of Tommy Atherton.[citation needed]
CWGC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).