Robert Messer

For the American character actor born Robert G. Messer, see Robert Middleton.
Robert Messer
Personal information
Full name Robert Messer[1]
Date of birth 18 July 1887
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 16 October 1918(1918-10-16) (aged 31)[2]
Place of death near Ypres, Belgium[3]
Position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Broxburn Shamrock
King's Park
Bo'ness
1910 Leicester Fosse 2 (0)
Broxburn Shamrock
Broxburn United
East Fife
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Messer (18 July 1887 – 16 October 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse as an outside right.[1] He was described as "a fine wing player who is very fast and centres well."[3]

Personal life

As of 1901, Messer was working as a printer's apprentice.[4] He served as a private in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was killed in action near Ypres during the Battle of Courtrai on 16 October 1918.[3] Messer is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.[2] In 2011, Messer's British War Medal and Victory Medal were purchased by Leicester City; they are now exhibited in King Power Stadium's reception area.[3][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester Fosse 1910–11[6] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 202. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Hutchinson, John. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 18". www.lcfc.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "TWIH: Fosse Players In WW1". www.lcfc.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Robert Messer | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

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