James Gillen Robertson (born 17 December 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Cowdenbeath, St Mirren, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Seattle Sounders, Walsall and Crewe Alexandra.[2][3] He was capped once for Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gillen Robertson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1944[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardonald, Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | St Mirren | 54 | (12) |
| 1964–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 157 | (25) |
| 1968–1970 | Arsenal | 46 | (7) |
| 1970–1972 | Ipswich Town | 87 | (10) |
| 1972–1977 | Stoke City | 114 | (12) |
| 1976–1977 | Seattle Sounders | 29 | (3) |
| 1977–1978 | Walsall | 16 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 536 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Scotland Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
| 1964 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editRobertson was born in Cardonald, Glasgow, and began his career playing as a right winger at English club Middlesbrough. He was not offered a professional contract at Middlesbrough, so returned to Scotland and joined up with Cowdenbeath. After his stint there he signed for St Mirren in 1962. With the "Buddies", Robertson made 54 appearances and scored 12 goals. After his spell with St. Mirren, Robertson was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 for £25,000. During the 1966–67 season he scored the first goal in Tottenham's 1967 FA Cup Final victory against Chelsea.[4] With Spurs he made 181 appearances, including 4 as substitute, and scored 31 goals in all competitions.[5]
He went on to join Spurs' rivals Arsenal in October 1968, in a straight swap for David Jenkins, making him one of the few players to play for both clubs.[6] Robertson made his debut for Arsenal in a goalless draw against West Ham United in October 1968.[4] Robertson played 19 league matches in the 1968–69 season.[4] The following season he made a further 8 appearances, making 27 in all.[4] He is one of only two players to score for both sides in the North London derby. In total Robertson played 59 games for Arsenal, scoring eight goals altogether.[6]
Robertson then joined up with Ipswich Town in March 1970 for £50,000. At Portman Road he became a vital member of Bobby Robson's squad as Ipswich ensured survival in 1969–70 and 1970–71. During the 1971–72 season Robertson helped the club move up to a mid-table position.[7] In July 1972 Robertson joined Stoke City for a fee of £80,000. At Stoke he became a regular under manager Tony Waddington in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons. He suffered a broken leg while playing against Coventry City in December 1974.[2] He then struggled to get back into the side and after two seasons without regular football he decided to leave for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.[8] He played 29 matches for the Seattle Sounders before returning to England to play for Walsall, and ended his playing days at Crewe Alexandra.[2]
International career
editRobertson was capped by Scotland at both full and amateur level.[9][10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 1962–63[11] | Scottish Division One | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| 1963–64[11] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Total | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1963–64[4] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964–65[4] | First Division | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 1965–66[4] | First Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 1966–67[4] | First Division | 40 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
| 1967–68[4] | First Division | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 9 | |
| 1968–69[4] | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 157 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 182 | 33 | ||
| Arsenal | 1968–69[4] | First Division | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 1969–70[4] | First Division | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Total | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 8 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1969–70[12] | First Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1970–71[12] | First Division | 40 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
| 1971–72[12] | First Division | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Total | 87 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 13 | ||
| Stoke City | 1971–72[13] | First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972–73[13] | First Division | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 1973–74[13] | First Division | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 1974–75[13] | First Division | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 1975–76[13] | First Division | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1976–77[13] | First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 14 | ||
| Seattle Sounders | 1976[8] | North American Soccer League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1977[8] | North American Soccer League | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| Walsall | 1977–78[13] | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1978–79[13] | Fourth Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Career Total | 534 | 71 | 43 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 616 | 84 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League play-offs, FA Charity Shield, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Texaco Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Cup, Watney Cup.
International
editSource:[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Tottenham Hotspur
- Seattle Sounders
- NASL Soccer Bowl: (Runners Up Medal) 1977[15]
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Hugman, B. J. (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p527 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 30 August 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Jimmy Robertson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Topspurs A-Z of players". Top Spurs.com.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Robertson: Profile". Arsenal F.C. 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Jimmy Robertson". Sporting heroes. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Robertson – Seattle Sounders stats". NASL Jerseys.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Robertson | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 205, 322. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Robertson, Jimmy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". www.prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jimmy Robertson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "1967/68 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "The Cosmos reach their goal". Sports Illustrated.
External links
edit- The Flying Scotsman
- Jimmy Robertson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database