| Jimmy Robertson | |
| Fullname: | James Gillen Robertson |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Cardonald, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Years1: | 1961–1962 |
| Clubs1: | Cowdenbeath |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1962–1964 |
| Clubs2: | St Mirren |
| Caps2: | 54 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 1964–1968 |
| Clubs3: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps3: | 157 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 1968–1970 |
| Clubs4: | Arsenal |
| Caps4: | 46 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 1970–1972 |
| Clubs5: | Ipswich Town |
| Caps5: | 87 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 1972–1977 |
| Clubs6: | Stoke City |
| Caps6: | 114 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs7: | Seattle Sounders |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 1977–1978 |
| Clubs8: | Walsall |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1978–1979 |
| Clubs9: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps9: | 33 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 536 |
| Totalgoals: | 69 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1962 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1964 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
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.[1] [2] He was capped once for Scotland.
Robertson 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.[3] With Spurs he made 181 appearances, including 4 as substitute, and scored 31 goals in all competitions.[4]
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.[5] Robertson made his debut for Arsenal in a goalless draw against West Ham United in October 1968. Robertson played 19 league matches in the 1968–69 season. The following season he made a further 8 appearances, making 27 in all. 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.
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.[6] 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.[1] 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.[7] He played 29 matches for the Seattle Sounders before returning to England to play for Walsall, and ended his playing days at Crewe Alexandra.[1]
Robertson was capped by Scotland at both full and amateur level.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| St Mirren | 1962–63 | Scottish Division One | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| 1963–64 | 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 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| 1965–66 | First Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 40 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 1968–69 | 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 | First Division | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 1969–70 | 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[10] | First Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 40 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 1971–72 | 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 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1973–74 | First Division | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 1974–75 | First Division | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1976–77 | 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 | North American Soccer League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 1977 | North American Soccer League | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| Walsall | 1977–78 | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1978–79 | 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.
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