George Robertson | |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1930 |
Birth Place: | Falkirk, Scotland |
Death Place: | Plymouth, England |
Position: | Full back |
Years1: | 1951–1963 |
Clubs1: | Plymouth Argyle |
Caps1: | 359 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1964–1969 |
Clubs2: | Falmouth Town |
Caps2: | 166 |
Goals2: | 16 |
George Robertson (20 April 1930 – 23 March 2003) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Falkirk,[1] Robertson began his career with Junior club Gairdoch Juniors. He signed for Plymouth Argyle after he played in a trial match while based in Salisbury with the RAF.[2] He made his first team debut in 1951 and was a regular in the side for the next decade, initially as a centre back and then as a full back; his favoured position. Towards the end of his career he joined Falmouth Town as player-manager.[2]
Robertson then returned to Plymouth to become a groundsman at Plymouth College, and then as a member of the staff at Home Park. He ran the club's youth hostel,[3] before being appointed as groundsman in the 1980s. In later life, Robertson became a milkman. [4]
Robertson died in Plymouth on 23 March 2003, at the age of 72.[1]