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Rawson Robertshaw

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Rawson Robertshaw
Rawson Robertshaw, Percy Robertshaw and Herbert Robertshaw
Full nameAlbert Rawson Robertshaw
Date of birthOctober→December 1861
Place of birthBradford, England
Date of death17 November 1920 (aged 58)
Place of deathBradford, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarters
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bradford FC ()
Yorkshire ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1886-87 England[1] 5 (0)

Albert Rawson Robertshaw (birth registered October→December 1861[2] – 17 November 1920[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford FC,[4] as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Background

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Robertshaw's birth was registered in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 58 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

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Robertshaw won caps for England while at Bradford FC in 1886 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1887 against Wales, and Scotland.[1]

Personal life

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Robertshaw married in 1901 in Leeds.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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