Robert Valentine (21 December 1877 – 16 January 1926) was an English
rugby league and
footballer. In association football, his regular position was as a
goalkeeper, and he made ten first team appearances for
Manchester United (1903–1908). He also played rugby league for
Swinton.[2]
Valentine was born in 1877[3] in
Pendleton,
Salford,
Lancashire,[4] the youngest son of Robert Valentine, who was in the Navy, and Ann Wallwork Valentine.[5] His elder brother was Swinton legend
Jim Valentine (1866–1904). Their father died in 1884 when Robert was 6 years old, and he later moved in with his brother in
Irlams o' th' Height.[6]
^Name: Robert Valentine; Birth Date: 21 Dec 1877; Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1878. Father: Robert Valentine. Mother: Ann Valentine. Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
^This is the correct description of where he was born, when he was born. Greater Manchester did not exist before 1974