Full name Hugh Robertson Name Hugh Robertson Career end 1973 Years Team Career start 1957 | Playing position Height 1.68 m Died March 12, 2010 Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1939-11-29)29 November 1939 Date of death 12 March 2010(2010-03-12) (aged 70) Role Association football player | ||
Place of birth Auchinleck, Scotland | ||
Hugh robertson football legend
Hugh Robertson (29 November 1939 – 12 March 2010) was a Scottish association football player and manager. He played as a winger for the Dundee team that won the Scottish league championship in 1962, and the Dunfermline side that won the 1968 Scottish Cup. He played 40 games for Arbroath, including their promotion from Division 2 in 1971-2. He later managed Danish club Herfølge.
Robertson represented the Scotland national football team once, in a vital 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Czechoslovakia. Injuries to Davie Wilson and Alex Scott meant that Robertson and Ralph Brand were brought in for the match, which Scotland had to win to qualify. Despite two goals by Ian St. John, Scotland lost 4–2 after extra time.
Robertson died at his home on 12 March 2010.