*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.
Albert Robson
Appearances: 10 Goals: 7
Date / Year of birth: 14th November 1916
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1951/52
Season of last appearance: 1951/52
Also played for: Godalming, Crystal Palace (98,29), Clapton Orient (0), Tunbridge Wells United and Guildford City
Crook-born centre-forward who started his career with Godalming before joining Crystal Palace in 1936. Albert made his Palace debut during the 1936/37 season and stayed with the Eagles until 1948, scoring 23 goals in 88 Football League appearances. He also scored over 100 goals for Palace in Wartime League and cup matches and in each of the first three seasons of the competitions he was the club's top scorer. In addition Albert turned out for Clapton Orient as a guest player during the war, scoring six goals in seven wartime appearances, including a hat-trick in a 5-3 defeat at Walsall in September 1945.
After leaving Crystal Palace Albert dropped into non-league football to join Tunbridge Wells and in the summer of 1949 he moved on to Guildford City. Albert was a professional there and a popular player with the Guildford faithful. In two seasons with City he scored 29 goals in 99 appearances before being released at the end of the 1950/51 season.
Albert then joined Margate in June 1951 and made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Whitstable at Hartsdown Park on 18.8.51, the opening day of the 1951/52 campaign. He went on to make ten appearances during the early part of the season and scored seven times, including a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Canterbury at Hartsdown on 8.9.51. However Albert then found himself out of favour and left the club.
He died aged 73 in Croydon, Surrey during January 1990.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
|
|
1951/52 (MFC) |
10 (38) |
N/A |
7 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (4TH OF 17) |
1QR |
2R |
1R |
N/A |