John Tait Robertson
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John Tait Robertson (25 January 1877 in Dunbarton, – 24 February 1935) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Robertson was a central defender whose career included brief stints at Everton and Southampton before moving to Glasgow Rangers, where he won three consecutive Championships. He was also a Scotland international, winning 16 caps between 1898 and 1905 and scoring 2 goals, both of which came against Wales.
In April 1905, Robertson became the first ever manager of the newly-formed Chelsea Football Club but continued to play as well. It was Robertson who scored Chelsea's first competitive goal, in a 1-0 win at Blackpool. In his first season, he led the club to a 3rd place finish in the Second Division. He then surprisingly left the club in October 1906 to become player-manager of Glossop.
He died in Wiltshire in February 1935.
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Chelsea F.C. Manager 1905–1906 |
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