Robert Done was a footballer who played for Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

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Life and playing career

Born in Runcorn

Runcorn

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, Cheshire

Cheshire

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, England

England

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, Robert played for Runcorn before Reds manager Matt McQueen

Matt McQueen

Matthew 'Matt' McQueen was a Scottish football player who became a director and manager of Liverpool F.C.- Life and playing career :...

 brought him to Anfield

Anfield

Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...

 in April 1926, he made his debut, along with George Pither, on New Years Day 1927 in Football League First Division

Football League First Division

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 match at Burnden Park

Burnden Park

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 in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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, his first goal didn't come till over 18 months later in the 6-3 victory over Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

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 on the 8 August 1928, it was the second goal and it came in the 31st minute, all 6 goals were scored by different players.

Done's debut was one of just 2 appearances in his first season at Liverpool and he could only follow that up with 4 more games during the next campaign. 1928/29 saw Done finally get his chance and he took it with both hands only missing 5 matches in the whole of the season, he scord 5 goals during this campaign.

Tommy Lucas

Tommy Lucas

Thomas 'Tommy' Lucas was an England international who played for Liverpool in the 20th century between World War I and World War ll.-Life and playing career:...

, James Jackson

James Jackson, Jr.

James Jackson Jr. was a footballer who played for Liverpool. Between 1925 and 1933, he made 224 appearances, scoring twice.-Life and playing career:...

 and Done were fighting it out for the same spot with the latter gaining the upper hand for the first 12 matches of the season of 1929/30 but was replaced by Lucas for the rest of the season. Done won his place back at the beginning of the next campaign and remained in the starting line-up on a more frequent basis for the next 3 seasons.

Done's final outing in a red shirt came on the 17 November 1934 against the side he scored his first goal against, Leicester, the game was, again, at Anfield and Liverpool were, once more, the victors, this time by an even more convincing 5 goals to 1, a game that saw Gordon Hodgson

Gordon Hodgson

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 bagged a hat-trick.

After 9 years as a Red Done was allowed to leave and left for Reading

Reading F.C.

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 in May 1935. Done also went on to represent both Chester

Chester City F.C.

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 and Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)

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before he hung up his boots.