Bob Valentine (footballer)

Robert Valentine (21 December 1877 – 16 January 1926) was an English rugby league and association football player. In association football, his regular position was as a goalkeeper, and he played for Manchester United (1903–1908). He also played rugby league for Swinton.[1]

Valentine was born in 1877[2] in Pendleton, Salford in Greater Manchester, the youngest son of Robert Valentine, who was in the Navy, and Ann Wallwork Valentine.[3] His elder brother was Swinton legend Jim Valentine (1866–1904). Their father died in 1884 when Robert was 6 years old, and he later moved in with his brother in Irlams o' th' Height.[4]

Valentine died at the Salford Royal Hospital in 1926.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Valentine - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". MUFCinfo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Name: Robert Valentine; Birth Date: 21 Dec 1877; Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1878. Father: Robert Valentine. Mother: Ann Valentine. Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  3. ↑ 1881 England Census
  4. ↑ 1891 England Census
  5. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995


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