Stuart Robertson (footballer, born 1946)

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Stuart Robertson
Personal information
Full name Stuart John Robertson
Date of birth (1946-12-16) 16 December 1946 (age 76)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
19??–1964 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1966 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1966–1972 Doncaster Rovers 227 (8)
1972–1979 Northampton Town 254 (27)
1979–1980 Bedford Town 42 (3 [1] )
Total523(38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart John Robertson (born 16 December 1946) is a former footballer who played centre half for Doncaster Rovers and Northampton Town.

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Club career

Robertson came through the ranks of Nottingham Forest Juniors, signing for the senior team in 1964 when he was 18.

Doncaster Rovers

After two season without a first team appearance, he moved to Third Division club Doncaster Rovers, his debut being in a 1–0 victory at Swindon Town on 1 October 1966. [2] [3] That first season he played 33 games, mainly at centre half but also filling in a variety of defensive positions, [3] then in his second season he was the established centre half player appearing 47 times as Rovers finished mid table in the Fourth Division. [3]

Robertson scored his first goal in a 7–0 home victory over Aldershot in February 1969, netting twice more that season as Doncaster won the league title. [3] In his 5th season he played five games at centre forward, scoring twice in those games, [3] as Doncaster struggled with having enough quality players and were eventually relegated. [3]

Northampton Town

After the end of the 1971–72 season, Robertson moved to Northampton Town where he remained till the summer of 1979. [4] He was voted Player of the Season for 1978–79. [5]

Bedford Town

His next club was Bedford Town of the Southern League. [6] He was released after the end of the 1979–80 season. [6]

Personal life

After football, Robertson managed a sports complex in Northampton. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Teams 79.80.xlsx". docs.google.com.
  2. ↑ "Stuart Robertson profile". www.doncasterrovers.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN   9780956410375.
  4. ↑ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Stuart Robertson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE NORTHAMPTON TOWN PLAYER OF THE SEASON".
  6. 1 2 3 "Players List 1967-82, O-R - bedfordoldeagles". sites.google.com.
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