Bobby Houston (footballer, born 1889)

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Bobby Houston
Personal information
Full name	Robert Gardner Houston
Date of birth	28 July 1888
Place of birth	Kilbarchan, Scotland
Date of death	9 May 1915(1915-05-09) (aged 26)
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 (28 July 1888 – 9 May 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Abercorn and Johnstone.

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. He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.

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

^ "Robert Gardner Houston | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ "Robert G. Houston". The Partick Thistle History Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
"Medal card of Houston, Robert G Corps: Seaforth Highlanders Regiment No: ..." The National Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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