Robertson, Alexander

Date of Birth :- Perth c 1880
Signed From :- Fair City Athletic
Sold To :- Manchester United

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 18/03/2011 - 18:06

Alex Robertson won the Scottish Cup (1902) and League (1903) with Hibs. Man Utd signed him in May 1903 where he was described thus - "Robertson had many of the attributes of a good wing half-back, accurate passing and sound positional sense were features of his play, but he was lacking in pace."

Source :- "The United Alphabet - A Complete Who's Who of Manchester United F.C." by Garth Dykes.

Posted by Patrick Roberts on 01/05/2012 - 17:02

Alex Robertson is my great grandad and it is great to read about his career. Thank you.

Posted by Donna Pritchard on 02/11/2012 - 12:37

I'd be interested to find a date of death for Alex Robertson for our club records.

It can be emailed to curator@manutd.co.uk if anyone has it.

Many thanks in advance

Mark

Posted by Mark Wylie on 20/11/2013 - 12:14

After leaving Manchester United, Alex signed for Bradford Park Avenue in May 1907. He did not make any appearances for the club in the Southern League during 1907-8 (Bradford's first season as an association football club)

Posted by Tim Clapham on 23/10/2014 - 16:05

Alex, Sandy and Tom Robertson all made their debuts for United on the same day...5/9/1903. Looking to find out if they were related?

Posted by Eoin on 25/01/2015 - 17:41

Whilst they all seem to be Scottish, they all seem to have been born in different towns and cities.

Posted by Bobby S on 03/02/2015 - 14:28

My great grandfather was the other Alexander Robertson who played on the 1903-04 United team, was with Middlesbrough, Dundee Violet prior.

Anybody else out there related to him?..

Posted by Meg on 09/10/2018 - 22:41

My great grandfather was the other Alexander Robertson who played on the 1903-04 United team, was with Middlesbrough, Dundee Violet prior.

Anybody else out there related to him?..

Posted by Meg on 19/10/2018 - 17:31