Robert Rollo (footballer)

Robert Rollo
Personal information
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 30 April 1917 (aged 30)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Petershill Juniors
Clydebank Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1908 Hibernian 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Rollo (1887 – 30 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian as an outside right.[2][3]

Personal life

Rollo served as a private in the Royal Scots and the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and died of wounds in France on 30 April 1917.[4][5] He was buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1907–08[3] Scottish First Division 10 1 0 0 10 1
Career total 10 1 0 0 10 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b "Hibernian Player Robert Rollo Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Robert Rollo | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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