Robert Beveridge (24 June 1877 – 11 October 1901) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Everton and Nottingham Forest.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Beveridge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1877[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Polmadie, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1901 (aged 24)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Gorbals, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1895 | Maryhill Harp | ||
| 1895–1899 | Third Lanark | 58 | (22) |
| 1899–1900 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | (5) |
| 1900–1901 | Everton | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 94 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He came into consideration for an international cap at the age of 20 while with Third Lanark, taking part in one of the trial matches in 1898,[4] but this did not lead on to selection for Scotland. He died of phthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis) aged 24.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Rabbie Beveridge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ International Trial Matches At Glasgow, The Scotsman, 7 March 1898, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
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