Rawson Robertshaw
 Rawson Robertshaw, Percy Robertshaw and Herbert Robertshaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Albert Rawson Robertshaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October→December 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 November 1920 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Robertshaw's birth was registered in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 58 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Playing career[edit]
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[edit]
Robertshaw married in 1901 in Leeds.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links[edit]
- Search for "Robertshaw" at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)
- Photograph "The Robertshaw brothers - Rawson, Percy and Herbert Robertshaw all played for Yorkshire as did their brother Jeremiah. - 01/01/1887" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Bradford's Yorkshire Rugby Union Cup winning side - Bradford's only Yorkshire Cup winning side of the Rugby Union era. - 01/01/1884" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Bradford (F.C.) c.1888 - This team contained six England internationals. - 01/01/1888" at rlhp.co.uk