M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Half Back
1886 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #39 |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1886 | Free |
FA Cup |
🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #39 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
D Frank Coulton | 🏴 | #38 | | M Harry Yates | 🏴 | #40 | |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Richard Rex Robertson
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1860 | Hockley | England 🏴 | England 🏴 |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

n/a
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Excelsior FC
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1886-87 | 1886 | 26 | Free | Birmingham Excelsior FC 🏴 | George Ramsay | 🏴 | |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Played Under
Managers

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Competition Record






🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1886-87 | 23 | FAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
0 |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1886-87 | 30 October 1886 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1884-85 | 30 October 1886 | George Ramsay 🏴 | 26 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1886-87 | 11 December 1886 | 26 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1886-87 | 11 December 1886 | George Ramsay | 🏴 | |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1886-87 | 1886 | 26 | Free | Stourbridge FC 🏴 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
Stourbridge FC
Retired
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Quotes

M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Biography
Player #39 for Aston Villa, Richard Rex Robertson, known as Dick Robertson played as a centre half for the club. Dick represented Villa between 1884-85 and 1886-87.
Dick was born in Hockley less than 3 miles from Villa’s current ground in December 1860 and made his debut as a 23 year old on 3rd November 1884.
Villa had signed Dick from Excelsior FC and he went on to represent the club 3 times across the three seasons. Despite playing so few games 2 came in the early rounds of Villa’s run to their first FA Cup success in 1886-87.
Dick’s final game for Villa came on the 11th December 1886 in the first game of the 3rd Round fixture vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers which would ultimately run to 4 games including 3 replays until Villa finally settled the fixture in their favour. Dick subsequently moved on to Stourbridge FC.
Dick played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role which from the 1884-85 season was led by George Ramsay.
Dick passed away in Birmingham in 1921 aged 61.

Died
1921, Aged 61
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Appearances
2

M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Starts
2

M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
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M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
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M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
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M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
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M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Cards Received
🟨

0
🟥
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
Matches

M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
🟩 30 Oct 1886, Villa 13-0 Wednesbury, Wellington Road

Game #27
FA Cup
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Adams | 🏴 | 1886-
HT Score: 🟩 5-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 13-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 30 October 1886
Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 1-0 | 4-0 | Arthur Loach | 2-0 | 7-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 11-0 | 13-0 | Richmond Davis | 5-0 | Jack Burton | 9-0 | 12-0 | Albert Brown | 6-0 | 8-0 | 10-0 |
Assist(s) | Albert Brown | 2-0 |
Teams

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
HB Dick Robertson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Arthur Loach | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
GK Malpass (B Morley)
B Morley
B Mitchells
HB Cartwright
HB Byrne
HB Knight
RF Board
RF Tonks
LF Roberts
LF Heath
CF Powis
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jimmy Warner, Frank Coulton, Harry Yates, Arthur Loach, Dennis Hodgetts.
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Loach, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Richmond Davis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 5-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic
⚽ | Goal, 6-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 7-0, Arthur Loach
💥 | Morley swaps with Malpass in the Athletic goal
⚽ | Goal, 8-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 9-0, Jack Burton
⚽ | Goal, 10-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 11-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 12-0, Jack Burton
⚽ | Goal, 13-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 13-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic
On This Day
M Dick Robertson | 🏴 | #39 |
🟨 11 Dec 1886, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Wellington Road


Game #29
FA Cup
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
AET Result: 🟨 Drew
AET Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 11 December 1886
Scorer(s) | Albert Brown | 1-0 | 91' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Loach | 1-0 |
Teams

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
HB Dick Robertson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴 |
F Arthur Loach | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |

GK Ike Griffiths | 🏴 |
B Charlie Mason | 🏴 |
B Dick Baugh | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Lowder | 🏴 |
HB Harry Allen | 🏴 |
HB Pearson
RW Thomas Hunter | 🏴 |
RW Thomas Knight | 🏴 |
LW B. Griffiths | ⚽ |
LW Harry Wood | 🏴 |
CF John Brodie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown
💥 | Goal disallowed for a prior foul
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Arthur Loach
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), B. Griffiths
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 91’ Goal, 2-1, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Arthur Loach
💥 | Goal disallowed
🥅 | 100’ Goal, 2-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Brodie
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
On This Day
Villa face Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in competitive football, Wolves become the 14th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa face Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in the FA Cup and are held 1-1 at full time necessitating the playing of an additional 30 minutes that once again saw a Wolves equaliser take the tie to a replay.
Meanwhile, Dick Robertson and Arthur Loach made their final FA Cup appearances for the Villa.