Bobby Houston
Personal information
Full name Robert Gardner Houston[1]
Date of birth 1889[2]
Place of birth Kilbarchan, Scotland
Date of death 9 May 1915 (aged 26)[3]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1914 Partick Thistle 8 (0)
1913 → Abercorn (loan) 14 (0)
1914 Johnstone 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gardner Houston (1889 – 9 May 1915) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Abercorn and Johnstone.[4]

Personal life

Houston served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was attached to the Seaforth Highlanders as a private when he was killed in action in France on 9 May 1915.[1][5][6] He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 1911–12[4] Scottish First Division 3 0 2 0 5 0
1912–13[4] 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 8 0 3 0 11 0
Abercorn (loan) 1913–14[4] Scottish Second Division 14 0 1 0 15 0
Johnstone 1914–15[4] Scottish Second Division 3 0 — 3 0
Career total 25 0 4 0 29 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Gardner Houston | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Bobby Houston on Lives of the First World War
  3. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ↑ "1915 – Bobby Houston". The Partick Thistle History Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Medal card of Houston, Robert G Corps: Seaforth Highlanders Regiment No: ..." The National Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2018.


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