Robert Wemyss

Robert Wemyss
Personal information
Full name Robert Wemyss
Date of birth (1928-07-01) 1 July 1928 (age 98)
Place of birth Scotland
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Polonia
International career‡
1958 Australia 2 (?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2009
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 May 2009

Robert Wemyss (born 1 July 1928) is an Australian former soccer player.

Playing career

Club career

Wemyss played for Polonia SC in the Victorian State League from 1956 to 1959. Wemyss was a joint winner of the Argus Medal in 1956, the Victorian Division 1 player of the year award.

Biography

Wemyss was born in Scotland. He was a member of the Australia squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but did not make his debut for the national team until 1958. Wemyss played his only two matches for Australia in 1958, both against New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database – WE". OzFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Punshon, John. "1956 Victorian Division One - Season Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Fleming, Bill (27 August 1956). "Two tie for our '56 soccer medal". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Punshon, John. "Bill Fleming Medal". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Robert Wemyss". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bignell Olympic Soccer Captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Australia Squad - 1956 Olympic Football Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  8. ↑ Howe, Andrew. "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2009 – via OzFootball.