Robert Fraser was a Scottish professional
football
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defender who played for
Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...
and
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
.
Fraser joined Aberdeen in 1931, and was appointed team
captain
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in 1934. He emigrated to South Africa in 1938, a year after visiting the country on the club's summer tour.
AFC-Family/DNA
At representative level, he took part in a Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scot ...
tour of North America in the summer of 1935, but none of the fixtures was a full international.
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
References
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Footballers from Motherwell
Men's association football defenders
Scottish men's footballers
Albion Rovers F.C. players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish emigrants to South Africa
1908 births
1985 deaths