OMG, can I say that again, OMG
Cate Dickinson-Byrne just got in touch with me about her Grandfather "James Robertson" who was a legendary Falkirk Centre-Forward from 1910 to 1914 [and from that point continued to play for Falkirk, but you have to admit world politics got in the way of Falkirk's selection policy]
Anyway, Cate tells me that James signed up again in 1939, which means I might have to make a new page about Falkirk players who served in both wars [but I suspect there might only be one chap] I give to you, all you who sadly forgot him James Robertson
Cate Dickinson-Byrne just got in touch with me about her Grandfather "James Robertson" who was a legendary Falkirk Centre-Forward from 1910 to 1914 [and from that point continued to play for Falkirk, but you have to admit world politics got in the way of Falkirk's selection policy]
Anyway, Cate tells me that James signed up again in 1939, which means I might have to make a new page about Falkirk players who served in both wars [but I suspect there might only be one chap] I give to you, all you who sadly forgot him James Robertson
James Robertson
b 15th March, 1885,Alexandria, Dunbartonshire
d 26th April 1968, London, Middlesex
Debut – Saturday February 18th1911 v Clyde (H) Scottish League Division 1
Positions – Centre-Forward
Club Honours – Scottish Cup W 1912/13, North-Eastern CupW 1911/12, RU 1910/11, Dunedin Cup W 1913/14, Dewar Shield W 1913/14, Falkirk District Charity Cup W 1913/14, Falkirk Infirmary Shield W 1912/13, 1913/14
Falkirk Leading League Goalscorer1911/12 [12], 1912/13 [12], 1913/14 [21], 1914/15 [11]
Scottish League Division 1 Matches/Goals [160/75]
Scottish Cup Matches/Goals [11/2]
Scottish Victory Cup Matches/Goals [2/-]
Minor League Matches/Goals [1/1]
Minor Cup Matches/Goals [26/20]
Scored [2] on his League Debut
Hat-Tricks – 1 [Division 1 [1]]
Known Career – Vale of Leven [1904/05], Distillery, Blackburn Rovers [1905/06-1907/08], Brighton & Hove Albion [1908/09], Vale of Leven [1909/10-1910/11], Falkirk [1910/11-1918/19], Dunfermline Athletic [1915/16], Vale of Leven [1918/19-1920/21], Dumbarton Harp
Played for Home-Scots v Anglo-Scots, Scottish International Trial at Glasgow, 18thMarch 1913
Awarded the Croix de Guerre in February 1918, Awarded the Military Medal in December 1918
Possibly one of Falkirk FC's best ever 'signings', coming as part of Jock Simpson's transfer to Blackburn Rovers, Jimmy Robertson went on to score over 100 goals in all matches for the club
Height - 5 ft 8 in: Weight 13 st 0 lbs [1913]