Date of birth | 12 July 1874 |
Place of birth | Coatbridge |
Position | Centre half/Centre forward |
Died | 27 February 1959 |
Robert McRoberts was a member of Chelsea's team for the inaugural game against Stockport. He went on to captain the side, moving from forward to centre half. On retirement he returned to Birmingham as their first full-time manager.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1905-06 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1905-06 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 34 | 9 |
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1906-07 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 35 | 1 |
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1907-08 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1907-08 | Chelsea | League Division One | 20 | ||||
1908-09 | Chelsea | League Division One | 15 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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09 Sep 1905 | Blackpool v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
11 Sep 1905 | Chelsea v Hull City | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
16 Sep 1905 | Bradford City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
23 Sep 1905 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
30 Sep 1905 | Leicester City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
14 Oct 1905 | Lincoln City v Chelsea | W | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
21 Oct 1905 | Chelsea v Chesterfield Town | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
28 Oct 1905 | Southern United v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 2nd qualifying round |
30 Oct 1905 | Port Vale v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
04 Nov 1905 | Chelsea v Barnsley | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
11 Nov 1905 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
18 Nov 1905 | Chelsea v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
25 Nov 1905 | Leeds City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
02 Dec 1905 | Chelsea v Burton United | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
09 Dec 1905 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
16 Dec 1905 | Gainsborough Trinity v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
23 Dec 1905 | Chelsea v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
25 Dec 1905 | Manchester United v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
26 Dec 1905 | Glossop North End v Chelsea | W | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
30 Dec 1905 | Chelsea v Stockport County | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
06 Jan 1906 | Chelsea v Blackpool | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
20 Jan 1906 | Chelsea v Bradford City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
27 Jan 1906 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
05 Feb 1906 | Chelsea v Leicester City | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
10 Feb 1906 | Hull City v Chelsea | L | 4-3 | League Division Two | |
17 Feb 1906 | Chelsea v Lincoln City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
24 Feb 1906 | Chesterfield Town v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
03 Mar 1906 | Chelsea v Port Vale | W | 7-0 | League Division Two | |
31 Mar 1906 | Chelsea v Leeds City | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
07 Apr 1906 | Burton United v Chelsea | W | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
13 Apr 1906 | Chelsea v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
14 Apr 1906 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
16 Apr 1906 | Chelsea v Glossop North End | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
21 Apr 1906 | Chelsea v Gainsborough Trinity | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
28 Apr 1906 | Bristol City v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
01 Sep 1906 | Chelsea v Glossop North End | W | 9-2 | League Division Two | |
08 Sep 1906 | Blackpool v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
15 Sep 1906 | Chelsea v Bradford City | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
22 Sep 1906 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
29 Sep 1906 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
06 Oct 1906 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
13 Oct 1906 | Chelsea v Lincoln City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
20 Oct 1906 | Burton United v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
27 Oct 1906 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
03 Nov 1906 | Port Vale v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
10 Nov 1906 | Chelsea v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
17 Nov 1906 | Leeds City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
24 Nov 1906 | Chelsea v Barnsley | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
01 Dec 1906 | Chesterfield Town v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
08 Dec 1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
15 Dec 1906 | Chelsea v Leyton Orient | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
22 Dec 1906 | Gainsborough Trinity v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
25 Dec 1906 | Hull City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
29 Dec 1906 | Glossop North End v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
01 Jan 1907 | Stockport County v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
05 Jan 1907 | Chelsea v Blackpool | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
26 Jan 1907 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
02 Feb 1907 | Leicester City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
09 Feb 1907 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
16 Feb 1907 | Lincoln City v Chelsea | W | 0-5 | League Division Two | |
23 Feb 1907 | Chelsea v Burton United | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
02 Mar 1907 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
04 Mar 1907 | Chelsea v Stockport County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
09 Mar 1907 | Chelsea v Port Vale | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
16 Mar 1907 | Burnley v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
19 Mar 1907 | Bradford City v Chelsea | L | 6-3 | League Division Two | |
23 Mar 1907 | Chelsea v Leeds City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
29 Mar 1907 | Chelsea v Hull City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
30 Mar 1907 | Barnsley v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
06 Apr 1907 | Chelsea v Chesterfield Town | W | 7-1 | League Division Two | |
07 Sep 1907 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
14 Sep 1907 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
21 Sep 1907 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
23 Sep 1907 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
28 Sep 1907 | Chelsea v Manchester United | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
01 Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
25 Jan 1908 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
01 Feb 1908 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
08 Feb 1908 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
15 Feb 1908 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
29 Feb 1908 | Chelsea v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
07 Mar 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
14 Mar 1908 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
21 Mar 1908 | Bristol City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
01 Apr 1908 | Everton v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
04 Apr 1908 | Manchester City v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
11 Apr 1908 | Chelsea v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
18 Apr 1908 | Bury v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
20 Apr 1908 | Chelsea v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
25 Apr 1908 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
29 Apr 1908 | Chelsea v Notts County | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
01 Sep 1908 | Chelsea v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
05 Sep 1908 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
07 Sep 1908 | Preston North End v Chelsea | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
12 Sep 1908 | Chelsea v Bury | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
19 Sep 1908 | Sheffield United v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
21 Sep 1908 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
26 Sep 1908 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
03 Oct 1908 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
24 Oct 1908 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
31 Oct 1908 | Chelsea v Bradford City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
07 Nov 1908 | Manchester United v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
28 Nov 1908 | Chelsea v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
05 Dec 1908 | Notts County v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
12 Dec 1908 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
23 Jan 1909 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.