Full name William Paisley Robson Years Team Playing position | Date of death 1985 (aged 78) Date of birth 20 December 1907 Name Billy Robson | |
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Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
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William Paisley "Billy" Robson (20 December 1907 – 1985) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley and Stoke City.
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Career
Robson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and played for Walker Celtic, Huddersfield Town and Washington Colliery. He then joined Stoke City after being recommended to Tom Mather by the club's north east scouts. His time at Stoke was mainly spent in the reserves making the odd first team appearance as and when required. In total he spent five years at the Victoria Ground making 14 appearances scoring 6 goals. He then spent the 1937–38 season with Burnley.
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