Robert John Struthers (1879–1959) was an English
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
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for
Bolton Wanderers
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with whom he played in the
1904 FA Cup Final
The 1904 FA Cup Final was a football match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City on 23 April 1904 at Crystal Palace in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (be ...
, losing 1–0 to
Manchester City
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.
References
1879 births
1959 deaths
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
English Football League players
Everton F.C. players
Gravesend United F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Footballers from Liverpool
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