Bertie Rosier

Herbert Leonard Rosier (21 March 1893 – 1 March 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brentford, Clapton Orient, Southend United and Fulham.

Bertie Rosier

Rosier while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Leonard Rosier[1]
Date of birth	(1893-03-21)21 March 1893[1]
Place of birth	Hanwell, England[1]
Date of death	14 February 1939(1939-02-14) (aged 45)[2]
Place of death	Brentford, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1912	Hanwell North End
1912–1913	Uxbridge
1913	Southall
1913–1923	Brentford	119	(0)
1923–1927	Clapton Orient	136	(1)
1927–1928	Southend United	41	(0)
1928–1930	Fulham	52	(0)
	Folkestone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Rosier began his career with non-League clubs Hanwell North End, Uxbridge and Southall,^[4] before moving to Southern League Second Division club Brentford alongside his brother in 1913.^[5] A left back, Rosier's progress was halted by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and he enlisted to fight.^[5] After the armistice, Rosier returned to Brentford and played in the 1918–19 London Combination title-winning team.^[6] After Brentford's election to the Third Division in 1920, Rosier made his Football League debut for the club in a 3–0 defeat to Exeter City on 28 August 1920.^[6] By the time of his departure from Griffin Park in February 1923, Rosier had made 127 appearances.^[6] He later played for Clapton Orient, Southend United, Fulham and Folkestone.^[7]

Personal

During the First World War, Rosier and his brother, Alfred, served with the Royal Sussex Regiment and both were captured by the Germans in July 1917 near Monchy-le-Preux.^[2] Both brothers were interned in prisoner of war camps in Douai, Dülmen and Münster before being repatriated in November 1918.^[2] Rosier held the rank of private.^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1914–15[6]	Southern League Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20[6]	Southern League First Division	26	0	1	0	27	0
	1920–21[6]	Third Division	34	0	1	0	35	0
	1921–22[6]	Third Division South	34	0	3	0	37	0
	1922–23[6]		24	0	3	0	27	0
	Total		119	0	8	0	127	0
Southend United	1927–28[7]	Third Division South	41	0	1	0	42	0
Career total			160	0	9	0	169	0

Honours

Brentford

• London Combination: 1918–19^[5]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 252. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. p. 63.
3. "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
4. "Rosier Bertie Brentford 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
5. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 137. ISBN 0955294916.
6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–367. ISBN 0951526200.
7. "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
8. "Herbert Leonard Rosier | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 November 2018.