William Robb (footballer, born 1895)

William Robb
Personal information
Date of birth (1895-03-20)20 March 1895
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death 18 February 1976(1976-02-18) (aged 80)
Place of death Aldershot, England
Height 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Eastern Burnside
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1914–1915 Birmingham 40 (0)
1915–1917 Vale of Leven
1916 → Royal Albert (loan)
1917–1920 Third Lanark 43 (0)
1919–1920 → Armadale (loan)
1920–1926 Rangers 227 (0)
1926–1930 Hibernian 130 (0)
1930–1937 Aldershot
1937–1939 Guildford City
Total 440 (0)
International career
1918[2] Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
1921–1924[3] Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1925–1927 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William R. Robb (20 March 1895 – 18 February 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the English Football League for Birmingham and Aldershot, and in the Scottish League for Third Lanark, Rangers and Hibernian. He won two full caps for the Scotland national team.

  1. ^ Old Blue (29 August 1914). "The 1914–15 season at hand". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 1.
  2. ^ 45,000 view the charity 'national match Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Post, 9 June 1918 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  3. ^ "Willie Robb – Scotland Football League Record". London Hearts. Retrieved 23 May 2018.