Malcolm Robertson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malcolm Robertson | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 18 August 2010 | (aged 59)||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Penicuik Athletic | ||
1971–1975 | Raith Rovers | 140 | (53) |
1975–1977 | Ayr United | 40 | (7) |
1977–1981 | Heart of Midlothian | 98 | (14) |
1981 | Toronto Blizzard | 19 | (2) |
1981–1982 | Dundee United | 2 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Hibernian | 5 | (0) |
Hamrun Spartans | |||
Total | 285 | (74) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Malcolm Robertson (7 July 1951 – 18 August 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger. He made his mark playing for Penicuik Athletic when he appeared in the 1970 Scottish Junior Cup Final.[1] He then moved to Raith Rovers, scoring 53 goals in 140 league appearances for the Kirkcaldy side.[1]
Robertson went on to play for Ayr United, before Hearts signed him for a £25,000 fee in 1977.[1] Hearts were battling with Ayr against relegation, but Robertson was sent off in a decisive match between the two teams.[1] Hearts were a yo-yo club in the late 1970s and early 1980s; Robertson helped the club gain promotion back to the Premier Division in 1978 and 1980.[1]
Robertson left Hearts in 1981 to play in Canada for Toronto Blizzard.[1] He briefly returned to Scotland, playing for Dundee United and Hibernian.[1] This preceded a final playing spell with Maltese side Hamrun Spartans.[1] Robertson played just under 300 league matches during his twelve-year career.
His son, Sandy Robertson, played for Rangers in the 1990s.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Malcolm Robertson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database