Robert Dalrymple
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Rodie Dalrymple[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 July 1970(1970-07-26) (aged 90)[2] | ||
Place of death | Worthing, England[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1899–1900 | Westmarch | ||
1900–1902 | Abercorn | 31 | (11) |
1902–1903 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | (2) |
1902 | → Kilbarchan (loan) | ||
1903–1905 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 | (16) |
1905–1906 | Rangers | 12 | (4) |
1906–1907 | Portsmouth | ||
1907–1910 | Fulham | 98 | (40) |
1910–1920 | Clapton Orient | 139 | (38) |
Ton Pentre | |||
Total | 337 | (108) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Rodie Dalrymple (2 January 1880 – 26 July 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
Early life
Dalrymple was born in Paisley.[1]
Playing career
He began his career with Westmarch before joining local Scottish Football League Second Division club Abercorn.[1] In 1902, he moved to Edinburgh to play for First Division side Heart of Midlothian.[5] Having spent time with Kilbarchan on loan,[6] Dalrymple scored on his debut for Hearts in a 1–1 draw with Edinburgh rivals Hibernian on 11 October 1902.[5] He went on to score two more goals that season, in a league game against Morton and a Scottish Cup tie at Ayr.[5] Having helped the club reach the 1903 Scottish Cup Final, he played in a 1–1 draw against Rangers at Celtic Park on 11 April 1903 and the replay one week later, which also ended in a draw.[7][8] Dalrymple received a runners-up medal after Hearts lost the second replay by two goals to nil on 25 April 1903, with 32,000 spectators in attendance.[9][10] He moved to England in the summer of 1903, joining Plymouth Argyle ahead of the club's first season in professional football.[11] He made his debut in a 1–0 win at West Ham United on 1 September 1903,[12] and scored his first goal at the end of the month as the club defeated Portsmouth 3–1.[13]
A versatile player,[6] Dalrymple scored the club's first goal in the FA Cup and scored a second later in the game as Argyle defeated Whiteheads by seven goals to nil in the first qualifying round.[12][13] He finished the season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, having made 43 appearances.[12] The following season, he was among the goals in the FA Cup again, earning Argyle a 1–1 draw at Newcastle United in the first round on 4 February 1905.[14][15] He scored a further 12 goals in league competition, including a brace in a 4–1 win against Southampton,[15] and won his first major title at the end of the season as the club were crowned Western Football League champions.[16] He moved back to Scotland in the summer of 1905, having scored 30 goals in 92 appearances for Plymouth Argyle, to sign for Rangers.[6] He made his debut on 19 August 1905 as they defeated Kilmarnock by three goals to two at Ibrox Stadium.[17] He scored his first goal in the return match at Kilmarnock on 6 January 1906, which Rangers won 3–1, and scored a hat-trick two weeks later in a 4–0 home win against Port Glasgow Athletic.[17]
In the Scottish Cup, Dalrymple scored a brace in victories against Arthurlie and Aberdeen.[17] He made 18 appearances in his one season with the club, scoring 8 goals.[17] Dalrymple returned to England in 1906, where he spent a season back in the Southern Football League with Portsmouth.[1] The following year, he joined Fulham ahead of their first season in The Football League. He scored 44 goals in 106 appearances over the next three years,[18] and helped the club reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1908, where they were beaten 6–0 by Newcastle United at Anfield.[19] In 1910, he moved to Clapton Orient and spent the next 9 years there, scoring 38 goals in 139 league games.[1] He finished his career back in the Southern League with Welsh side Ton Pentre.[20]
Personal life
Dalrymple served as a sergeant in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[21] He died on 26 July 1970.[2]
Honours
- Plymouth Argyle
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Abercorn | 1900–01[22] | Scottish League Second Division | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
1901–02[22] | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
Total | 31 | 11 | 8 | 0 | — | 39 | 11 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 1902–03[5] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 1903–04[6] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11[a] | 6 | 43 | 17 |
1904–05[6] | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15[a] | 8 | 49 | 13 | ||
Total | 56 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 92 | 30 | ||
Rangers | 1905–06[17] | Scottish League First Division | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 8 |
Fulham | 1907–08[18] | Second Division | 33 | 19 | 6 | 3 | — | 39 | 22 | |
1908–09[18] | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | |||
1909–10[18] | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | |||
1910–11[18] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Total | 98 | 40 | 8 | 4 | — | 106 | 44 | |||
Total | 204 | 67 | 36 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 269 | 96 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Western League.
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup.
References
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 68. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "DT92 ~ Bob Dalrymple". www.doingthe92.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "OUR HER-O's: Introducing the Orient players and staff that saw action in WWI". www.leytonorient.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d "Bob Dalrymple". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Robert Dalrymple". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "The Scottish Cup Final: Rangers F.C. 1–1 Heart of Midlothian F.C. (11 April 1903)". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "The Scottish Cup Final: Rangers F.C. 0–0 Heart of Midlothian F.C. (18 April 1903)". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "The Scottish Cup Final: Rangers F.C. 2–0 Heart of Midlothian F.C. (25 April 1903)". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Scottish FA Cup 1902–03". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Tonkin, W. S. (1963). All About Argyle 1903–1963. Plymouth: E. J. Rickard Ltd. p. 14.
- ^ a b c Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
- ^ a b Danes, Ryan (2009). Plymouth Argyle The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-85983-710-8.
- ^ "First FA Cup tie between Argyle and Magpies went to three games". The Herald. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b Knight 1989, p. 204–205.
- ^ Tonkin, W. S. (1963). All About Argyle 1903–1963. Plymouth: E. J. Rickard Ltd. p. 118.
- ^ a b c d e "Rangers Player Robert Dalrymple, Games Played". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Robert Dalrymple". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Fulham". fchd.info. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Dalrymple Bob Image 2 Fulham 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Robert Rodie Dalrymple | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.