Harry Robotham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horace Osborne Robotham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Heath Town, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 1916 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wolverhampton Post Office | |||
| Redshaw Albion | |||
| 1899 | Ossett | ||
| 1899–1901 | Hunslet | ||
| 1901–1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | (1) |
| 1903–1905 | Fulham | 34 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Brentford | 18 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Glossop | 23 | (4) |
| 1907–1908 | New Brompton | 33 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Wellington Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Horace Osborne "Harry" Robotham (July 1879 – 12 September 1916) was a professional football right half who played in the Football League for Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Fulham, New Brompton and Brentford.[3]
Personal life
During the First World War on 26 November 1915, Robotham enlisted in the 23rd (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment (better known as the 2nd Footballers' Battalion).[2] He served his initial time on the Western Front between Hazebrouck and Bailleul in 1916 and later took part in the Battle of the Somme.[2] Robotham was killed on 12 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.[2] His body was never recovered and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.[2]