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OCR	Shields ' Goothall Gazette ' April 2nd . 1921 . OUR WEEKLY SKETCH . George Robson : A Sturdy Defender of the Shields Club . ( By " Arpe . " ) Robson's first appearance with South Since Alf Maitland's injury took him off ball , no one was more popular , and it is an the Second League side , patrone of Horsley opencret that his loss to South Shields . Shields as a League club was against the Hill have again had the opportunity of seeing who secured him at the expense of a little Wolves " on New Year's Day , 1920 , the game George Robson let himself go against the big guns of the Second Division . Both " Alf " Maitland and " Warney " Cresswell have their many admirers - and rightly so - but so has George Robson , and while they are always ready to applaud the doings of the former pair the jubilation of the Robson element was plainly apparent when the Reserve back stepped into the Second League side . It was a chance Robson had waited patiently for , and I daresay no one was more cognisant of the fact that the wonderful form of the pre for his vious partnership was the reason exclusion from the side . A Concerning backs the Shields club is in a happy position . They have iu Cresswell . Maitland , Robson , and Ridley , four first class men . This is indeed nice to know , but it is nevertheless a circumstance which pre vents us from seeing the best in all of them . It is only when a casualty occurs that the recognised reserve men get a run , and if only for the purpose of letting us see what men the club really has at its disposal for the . senior circle à change such as Maitland's miskrap has necessitated is welcome . To revert to Robson himself , one cannot but regard him as a stalwart of the club , and considerable service . His football one of during the regime of the Victory League was a robust exhibition of the great art of defence . While on the books of Raith Rovers , with whom he played during war - time foot George Robson George Robson , diplomacy and a fat cheque , left the Scotsmen healthier in pocket , but very considerably poorer in material at Horsley Hill ending in a draw . He did not figure in a great many games after that on account of the extraordinarily good form of Cresswell and Maitland . He did , however , figure in the memorable whacking of the Tigers " by seven to one , and also turned out in the return match . Rather short , but sturdy , George is a " stopper " who is hard to beat - probably one of the finest in this direction the Second League has fielded . Fearless in his tackling , decisive in his clearances , he couples with his method of checking an opponent good judgment in his placings . He is fast , nippy , and quick in recovery . His only handicap is his lack of inches , and this only becomes a handicap in the case of flag kicks or at abso lute goalmouth struggles , where height yery often tells . It must be repeated , however , that he is not often beaten in spite of this pardonable defect , and in open work he is as : good a man as has ever graced the pitch at Horsley Hill . Blyth has been the " nursery " of many well - known exponents of the " soccer " code , and George is one of them . He first blos somed out as a player of repute with the Blyth Spartans team , and the consistency of his form and the polish of his methods soon marked him out as a player who would make a name if given his chance . This chance has come and it goes without saying that he will be an asset to the defence of any club for tunate enough to have his services . In a line , Robson has justified his selection on every occasion . ( 2 GEORGE AUSTIN ROBSON 1920-26 In the first few years of South Shields ' League career the full - backs were usually Cresswell and Maitland . George Robson occasionally filled in when one of them was unavailable . Only after they left for higher things would he establish a regular place with his best season being 1924-25 when he made 29 appearances . George Robson had played for Raith Rovers during the War . In 1926 he was transferred to Southampton but never made a first team appearance there and returning North he played for Achington in their last season in the League . Born in Blyth on 22 April 1897 and died there on 12 March 1984 .

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Shields ' Goothall Gazette ' April 2nd . 1921 .
OUR WEEKLY SKETCH .
George Robson : A Sturdy Defender of the Shields Club . ( By " Arpe . " )
Robson's first appearance with South
Since Alf Maitland's injury took him off ball , no one was more popular , and it is an
the Second League side , patrone of Horsley opencret that his loss to South Shields . Shields as a League club was against the Hill have again had the opportunity of seeing who secured him at the expense of a little Wolves " on New Year's Day , 1920 , the game
George Robson let himself go against the big guns of the Second Division . Both " Alf " Maitland and " Warney " Cresswell have their many admirers - and rightly so - but so has George Robson , and while they are always ready to applaud the doings of the former pair the jubilation of the Robson element was plainly apparent when the Reserve back stepped into the Second League side . It was a chance Robson had waited patiently for , and I daresay no one was more cognisant of the fact that the wonderful form of the pre for his vious partnership was the reason exclusion from the side .
A
Concerning backs the Shields club is in a happy position . They have iu Cresswell . Maitland , Robson , and Ridley , four first class men . This is indeed nice to know , but it is nevertheless a circumstance which pre vents us from seeing the best in all of them . It is only when a casualty occurs that the recognised reserve men get a run , and if only for the purpose of letting us see what men the club really has at its disposal for the . senior circle à change such as Maitland's miskrap has necessitated is welcome .
To revert to Robson himself , one cannot but regard him as a stalwart of the club , and considerable service . His football one of during the regime of the Victory League was a robust exhibition of the great art of defence . While on the books of Raith Rovers , with whom he played during war - time foot
George Robson
George Robson ,
diplomacy and a fat cheque , left the Scotsmen healthier in pocket , but very considerably poorer in material
at Horsley Hill ending in a draw . He did not figure in a great many games after that on account of the extraordinarily good form of Cresswell and Maitland . He did , however , figure in the memorable whacking of the Tigers " by seven to one , and also turned out in the return match .
Rather short , but sturdy , George is a " stopper " who is hard to beat - probably one of the finest in this direction the Second League has fielded . Fearless in his tackling , decisive in his clearances , he couples with his method of checking an opponent good judgment in his placings . He is fast , nippy , and quick in recovery . His only handicap is his lack of inches , and this only becomes a handicap in the case of flag kicks or at abso lute goalmouth struggles , where height yery often tells . It must be repeated , however , that he is not often beaten in spite of this pardonable defect , and in open work he is as : good a man as has ever graced the pitch at Horsley Hill .
Blyth has been the " nursery " of many well - known exponents of the " soccer " code , and George is one of them . He first blos somed out as a player of repute with the Blyth Spartans team , and the consistency of his form and the polish of his methods soon marked him out as a player who would make a name if given his chance . This chance has come and it goes without saying that he will be an asset to the defence of any club for tunate enough to have his services .
In a line , Robson has justified his selection on every occasion .
( 2
GEORGE AUSTIN ROBSON
1920-26
In the first few years of South Shields ' League career the full - backs were usually Cresswell and Maitland . George Robson occasionally filled in when one of them was unavailable . Only after they left for higher things would he establish a regular place with his best season being 1924-25 when he made 29 appearances .
George Robson had played for Raith Rovers during the War . In 1926 he was transferred to Southampton but never made a first team appearance there and returning North he played for Achington in their last season in the League . Born in Blyth on 22 April 1897 and died there on 12 March 1984 .