Bobby Atherton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Atherton | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethesda, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 1917 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | North Sea | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dalry Primrose | |||
| 1895–1897 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1897–1903 | Hibernian | 75 | (25) |
| 1903–1906 | Middlesbrough | 60 | (13) |
| 1906 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1899–1905 | Wales | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Atherton (29 July 1876 – 19 October 1917) was a Welsh footballer who played as a half back and forward for Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Middlesbrough and Chelsea in the late 1890s and early 1900s. He was capped by Wales at international level.
Bobby Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams, and younger sibling of Tommy Atherton.