| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Carter | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 1928 | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ????-???? | Sunderland Royal Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ????-190? | Selbourne | ? | (?) |
| 1904-1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 83 | (23) |
| 1907–1908 | Stockport County | 27 | (8) |
| 1908–1909 | Fulham | 10 | (7) |
| 1909–1910 | Southampton | 41 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Robert Carter (29 December 1880 – 9 March 1928) was an English footballer, nicknamed Toddler because of his small stature. He was the father of footballing legend Raich Carter.
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He played football for Sunderland Royal Rovers and Selbourne, before joining Port Vale in 1904, he scored 23 goals in 83 games for the club. In 1907 Carter joined Stockport County after Port Vale went into liquidation.[1] After scoring 8 goals in 27 games he signed for Fulham, who had just joined the Football League, he scored seven goals in ten games before joining Southampton in 1908.
Carter suffered greatly with injuries at Southampton. It was there where he sustained a career-ending blow to the head from which he never fully recovered. Carter returned to Sunderland with his wife, Clara. However the head injury ultimately proved fatal and he died on 9 March 1928.