Robert Carter (29 December 1880 – 14 March 1928) was an English footballer nicknamed "Toddler" because of his small stature.
[1] He scored his first goals in the Second Division at the Athletic Ground on 18 February 1905, in a 3–2 win over West Bromwich Albion.
He scored twenty-five goals in ninety-three games for the club in all competitions before he joined Stockport County after Port Vale went into liquidation.
He took Jack Foster's first-team spot at The Dell but suffered a knee injury at the start of the 1909–10 campaign.
[2] Carter left Southampton and returned to Sunderland with his wife, Clara Augusta (née Stratton), to run the Ocean Queen in Tower Street, Hendon, the docklands area of the town.