{"id":6785,"date":"2025-12-25T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6785"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:02:48","slug":"john-robertson-former-scotland-aston-villa-and-nottingham-forest-winger-dies-aged-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6785","title":{"rendered":"John Robertson: Former Scotland, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest winger dies aged 72"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Born in the Viewpark area of North Lanarkshire, Robertson played for Drumchapel Amateurs and Scotland at youth level before joining Forest in May 1970, making his debut later that year. <\/p>\n

Having been on the transfer list before Clough’s arrival in 1975, he became a key player under the iconic manager, appearing in 243 consecutive games between December 1976 and December 1980.<\/p>\n

Robertson scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 1978 League Cup final replay win over Liverpool. <\/p>\n

He was sold to Derby in 1983 for a constested transfer fee, a move which soured the relationship between Clough and his former assistant, Peter Taylor.<\/p>\n

An early injury hampered Robertson’s progress at County and, despite rejoining Forest in 1985, he never again captured the same form and moved on to non-league Corby Town, Stamford and then Grantham Town.<\/p>\n

At Forest, he also won the First and Second Division titles, the Uefa Super Cup, two Football League Cups, the 1978 FA Charity Shield and the Anglo-Scottish Cup.<\/p>\n

And in 2015, Robertson topped a poll by the Nottingham Post of favourite all-time Forest players.<\/p>\n

As O’Neill’s assistant, Robertson helped Wycombe win promotion from the Football Conference and Third Division, and promotion to the top tier with Leicester, as well as the League Cup.<\/p>\n

An even more successful spell with Celtic followed.<\/p>\n

In Glasgow, they won the Scottish Premier League three times, the Scottish Cup three times, the League Cup once and reached the Uefa Cup final.<\/p>\n

Then, in Robertson’s final season as a coach in 2010, Villa finished runners-up in the League Cup final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

#John #Robertson #Scotland #Aston #Villa #Nottingham #Forest #winger #dies #aged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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