Albert William Robinson (17 June 1878 – 21 March 1901) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).Pennings (2016), p 526.Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 759.
Family The son of John Coulson Robinson (1828–1884),Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 10 December 1884), p. 2. and Lucy Robinson (1836-1903), née English,Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.109/1859.Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 20 May 1903), p. 2. Albert William Robinson was born at Kingston, Victoria on 17 June 1878.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.17008/1878.
Education
He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne; which, at the time, was located in East Melbourne.
Football ("nothing in the match was more brilliant that the roving of A. Robinson, who last season played with the Melbourne Club")'Follower', "Metropolitan League Clubs against Ballarat Association", THe Age, (Monday, 4 July 1898), p. 3. ("Little Robinson, their rover, the old Scotch Collegian, played a very nice game, and was always effective")'Old Boy', "Notes on Saturday's Games, The Argus, (Monday, 4 July 1898), p. 7.
Death He died at Ballarat on 21 March 1901,Deaths: Robinson, The Ballarat Star, (Friday, 22 March 1901), p. 2. after struggling with tuberculosis for several years. He was buried at the cemetery at Creswick, Victoria on 23 March 1901.Obituary, The Ballarat Star, (Monday, 25 March 1901), p. 6.
Notes
References
Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing.
External links
Albert Robinson (Scotch College), at Demonwiki. Bert Robinson, at Demonwiki.