Robert Messer
For the American character actor born Robert G. Messer, see Robert Middleton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Messer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 1918 (aged 31)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Broxburn Shamrock | |||
| King's Park | |||
| Bo'ness | |||
| 1910 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | (0) |
| Broxburn Shamrock | |||
| Broxburn United | |||
| East Fife | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert Messer (18 July 1887 – 16 October 1918) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[3]
Personal life
Messer served as a private in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Courtai on 18 August 1918.[4] He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.[2]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 202. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918-1919" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ City, Leicester. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 18". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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