Robert William Duckworth (1870–1924) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside–forward.
Robert Duckworth, playing as a forward, made his League debut on 22 September 1888 at Dudley Road, the then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When Robert Duckworth played as a forward against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 September 1888 he was approximately 18 years 38 days old; which made him, on that third weekend of League football, Burnley' youngest player, replacing Alec Brady.
His main Football League experience came in the Second Division with Lincoln City, for whom he was a regular during the Imps' 1894–95 campaign.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1870s, is a stub.