The Robertson File

There are so many really good photographs of Arthur Robertson during his meteoric career that it felt wrong to show only a few of them in the profile.

These photographs are all shown courtesy of Alex Wilson, Kevin Kelly and Wilf Morgan, Birchfield Harriers historian

 It was decided to have a separate page with the pictures in chronological order for interest and for information.   The first photograph is a news clipping though which tells of one of his cycling victories and seems to indicate that he was  more than a moderately successful racer on two wheels.   It is from the ‘Northampton Mercury’ of 6th August, 1897.

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This next one is from the AAA Four Miles Championship in 1906: Robertson is Number 4

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The AAA Mile championship at Fallowfield, Manchester, 1907

1907 AAA mile Fallowfield

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Above is the Birchfield Harriers team before the race against Racing Club in Paris in January 1908

Below is a picture from the race with Robertson in black behind the leader, Keyser

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Above: Keyser finishing ahead of Robertson

Below: Robertson and E Green of Birchfield

Paris 26.01.1908 A.J. Robertson & E. Green (Birchfield)

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English National champion, 1908

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International Cross-Country Start, Paris, 1908

Below: Robertson, International Cross-Country Champion

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Below: AAA’s Ten Miles Championships, 1908

AAA 10m CHAMPS 18.04.08

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British Three Miles Team at the 1908 Olympic Games

Olympic Steeplechase: 1.  Russell;  4.  Robertson

1908 Oly steeplechase final _1 Russell _4 Robertson

1908 Oly steeplechase finish

Olympic Steeplechase finish: Russell from Robertson

Below: Start of AAA’s 10 Miles, 1909.   Robertson marked with a cross plus report on the race

1909 AAA 10 miles

1909 AAA 10 miles SL

J.A. Robertson, cycle merchants, 1911

The original bicycle shop: he came from cycling, he returned to cycling – everything seems to go in cycles!

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Arthur J Robertson

… and just for interest …

Birchfield membership card Arthur Robertson (1)

… his Birchfield membership card …