Robert Wemyss

Scottish-born Australian soccer player

Robert Wemyss
Personal information
Full name	Robert Wemyss
Date of birth	(1928-07-01) 1 July 1928 (age 95)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1959	Polonia
International career^‡
1958	Australia	2	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009

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

Playing career

Club career

Wemyss played for Polonia SC in the Victorian State League from 1956 to 1959.^[2] Wemyss was a joint winner of the Argus Medal in 1956, the Victorian Division 1 player of the year award.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Wemyss was born in Scotland. He was a member of the Australia squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics,^[5] but did not make his debut for the national team until 1958.^[6]^[7] Wemyss played his only two matches for Australia in 1958, both against New Zealand.^[8]

References

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