Robert Stormont
Robert Stormont (12 April 1872 – 5 March 1943) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back or inside forward for a number of clubs in the English, Scottish and Southern leagues.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Stormont[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 1943 (aged 70)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Leven, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1893 | Johnstone Wanderers | ||
| 1893–1896 | Preston North End | 9 | (0) |
| 1896–1897 | Dundee | 8 | (0) |
| 1897–1901 | Tottenham Hotspur | 86 | (8) |
| 1901–1902 | Brentford | 22 | (1) |
| –1909 | Maidstone United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
A half back or inside forward, Stormont transferred from Johnstone Wanderers to Football League First Division club Preston North End in 1893.[1] He made just 9 league appearances in three years at Deepdale and transferred to hometown Scottish First Division club Dundee in May 1896.[1][3][4] He made just eight appearances during the 1896–97 season,[5] before returning to England and finding a home with Southern League First Division club Tottenham Hotspur.[3] Over the course of four seasons at White Hart Lane, Stormont made 232 appearances in all competitions and scored 24 goals.[3] He was a member of the 1899–1900 Southern League First Division title-winning squad and he played in the first round of the club's victorious 1900–01 FA Cup campaign.[6] Following the 1901–02 Southern League season, which he played with First Division club Brentford,[7] Stormont became a referee.[3] He later made a return to playing with Maidstone United, before retiring due to injury in 1909.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1896–97[5] | Scottish League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1897–98[6] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| 1898–99[6] | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1899–1900[6] | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1900–01[6] | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 100 | 9 | ||
| Brentford | 1901–02[7] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Career total | 110 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 127 | 10 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Robert Stormont". Find A Grave. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Tom Stormont | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- "Robert Stormont". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 356. ISBN 0951526200.