Bob Valentine (footballer)
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| Full name | Robert Valentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1877 Pendleton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 January 1926 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Valentine (21 December 1877 – 16 January 1926) was an English rugby league and footballer. In association football, his regular position was as a goalkeeper, and he made ten first team appearances for Manchester United (1903–1908). He also played rugby league for Swinton.[2] Valentine was born in 1877[3] in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire,[4] the youngest son of Robert Valentine, who was in the Navy, and Ann Wallwork Valentine.[5] 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.[6] Valentine died at the original Salford Royal Hospital on Chapel Street/Adelphi Street, Salford in 1926 aged 48[7]
References
- ↑ "Player Summary: Bob Valentine". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Robert Valentine - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". MUFCinfo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ This is the correct description of where he was born, when he was born. Greater Manchester did not exist before 1974
- ↑ 1881 England Census
- ↑ 1891 England Census
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
