Robert Valentine ( born Robert Valentine ; December 21, 1877 - January 16, 1926 ) is an English rugby player and soccer player .
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| Full name | Robert Valentine | ||||||
| Born | December 21, 1877 Salford , Lancashire , England | ||||||
| Died | January 16, 1926 (aged 48) Salford , Lancashire , England | ||||||
| Citizenship |  England | ||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||
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Biography
Born in Pendleton , Salford , Lancashire . He was the youngest child in the family of Robert Valentine, Sr., who served in the ranks of the Navy, and Anne Wallywork [1] . His older brother, (1866-1904) was a rugby player and legend of the Swinton club. Their Robert Valentine Sr. died in 1884, when Robert Jr. was 6 years old, after which Robert lived with his brother Jim [2] .
Robert was a rugby player and, like his brother, played for the club. In May 1903, he signed a contract with the local football club Manchester United , initially as a defender. [3] He made his debut in the main squad on March 25, 1905 in a match against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road as a goalkeeper , keeping his goal “dry” [4] . The main goalkeeper of the team at that time was Harry Moger , so in the remainder of the 1904/05 season he played only one match for the team in the last game of the season against the same Blackpool, but at the United home stadium [5] .
In the 1905/06 season, he continued to be the second goalkeeper of the team, playing in 8 matches. At the end of the season, Manchester United took second place in the Second Division and entered the First Division of the Football League .
In 1907, Valentine resumed his rugby career, returning to the Swinton Lions [6] .
He died at the Salford Royal Hospital in January 1926 [7] .
Notes
- ↑ According to the 1881 census.
- ↑ According to the 1891 census.
- ↑ Iain McCartney. The official Manchester United Players AZ. - London: Simon & Schuster, 2013 .-- P. 431. - ISBN 978-1-47112-846-2 .
- ↑ Blackpool 0 v 1 Manchester United, League Division Two Matchday 28, 25th March 1905, Season 1904-1905, Venue: Bloomfield Road . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Manchester United 3 v 1 Blackpool, League Division Two Matchday 34, 24th April 1905, Season 1904-1905, Venue: Bank Street . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Robert Valentine . MUFCinfo.com.
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 .
Links
- Profile at MUFCInfo.com
- Swinton photo with Bob Valentine