George Robson

George Chippendale Robson (17 June 1905 – 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right, most notably for Brentford and Heart of Midlothian in the 1930s. He later became a scout at former club West Ham United.

Playing career

Newcastle United An inside right, Robson joined hometown First Division club Newcastle United in 1925, but failed to make an appearance for the first team before departing in 1928.

West Ham United Robson signed for First Division club West Ham United in 1928. That month, Robson also fired in five goals for the reserve team in a 13–2 drubbing of Fulham. Robson failed to make a breakthrough into the first team at Upton Park, his best seasonal appearance tally being 11 in the 1929–30 season. Once in the First Division, the signings of Dai Richards and Dave McCulloch pushed Robson out of the starting line-up and he made just 18 appearances during the first half of the 1935–36 season, Along with Freddie Warren, Robson was the team's leading appearance-maker in the 1936–37 season, making 41 appearances and scoring four goals as Hearts finished fifth. He made 32 appearances and scored one goal during the 1937–38 season, a campaign in which Hearts finished as runners-up to Celtic in the First Division. He also appeared against former club Brentford in the Empire Exhibition Trophy. After the break-out of the Second World War in 1939 and the suspension of competitive football, Robson continued to appear for the club in the wartime Southern League. He made his final appearance for Hearts in a 4–1 Southern League win over Dumbarton on 9 November 1940. Robson made 163 appearances and scored seven goals during his five years at Tynecastle. He won a host of minor honours while with the club, including the Wilson Cup (three times), the East of Scotland Shield (twice), the Stirling Charity Cup and the Rosebery Charity Cup.

Scouting career After retiring as a player, Robson returned to former club West Ham United as a scout.

Career statistics

Honours Brentford Football League Second Division: 1934–35 Football League Third Division South: 1932–33 East of Scotland Shield: 1936–37, 1937–38 Stirling Charity Cup: 1936–37 Rosebery Charity Cup: 1936–37