John Robertson

John Robertson is my kind of footballer. The Scottish left winger was famously unassuming in appearance, yet his close control and reading of the game were elite, and his cross for Trevor Francis to win Nottingham Forest the 1979 European Cup is the stuff of legend. I admire that he was a craftsman rather than a showman, the man who delivered when it mattered most. His induction into the English Football Hall of Fame feels entirely earned. He passed away on Christmas Day 2025, which saddens me, but that single decisive cross guarantees his name endures. A quiet master.

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Name (English)

John Robertson

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・ロバートソン

Reading

じょん・ろばーとそん

Born

January 20, 1953

Origin

Uddingston, United Kingdom

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Awards & achievements

• English Football Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Robertson%20(footballer%2C%20born%201953)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579743

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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